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Bitter Yet Fragrant - Hongkonger In the crevice
Paperback
Publisher Price: $39.80
ISBN13: 9783982867625
Publisher: Vivian Yip
Published: May 30 2026
Pages: 382
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.02 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Bitter Yet Fragrant is not a traditional autobiography; rather, it is a living testament of an insider who navigated a real-world, high-stakes struggle spanning over two decades, capturing a vital record of survival for our era. This is more than just one person's story-it is a microcosm of countless Hong Kong entrepreneurs doing business in Mainland China, reflecting the historical imprint indelible to our generations.
The author did not write this to vent hatred, but to create an imperishable monument of memory. It aims to show the world how Hong Kong people survive in the narrowest cracks under relentless pressure: carrying universal values into a place that defies due process, and possessing a belief in freedom while being locked behind doors where even the wind cannot blow.
Furthermore, through close-range encounters with those at the bottom of Chinese society during detention, this book unveils the stark realities of Chinese society-revealing the systemic distortions and human tragedies born out of a desperate struggle for survival.
This is a chronicle of unyielding integrity and grit. The people of Hong Kong are like a piece of cloth caught in a tightening crevice, pulled ever tighter; yet at the very edge of pain and tearing, they exude a fragrance born of being scorched and crushed-a fragrance that allows them to keep their backbone, their soul, and their humanity in the deepest dark.
The author penned this book as a stark warning to those who follow: whether they be the people of Hong Kong, the countless businesspeople facing risks in the current global climate, or anyone whose life inevitably connects with that land. Only by clearly seeing how the system deprives independent thought, sets traps, and enforces administrative extortion, can we safeguard our resilience, our lingering fragrance, and our light amidst the darkness.
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