City Like Water: A Novel xiatu Winner of the National Book

Winner of the National Book Award in nonfiction

by the woman attacked by the far right as “the most dangerous person in the world”

呂大樂：〈終於需要面對未來：香港回歸及其設計上的錯誤〉，探討治港藍圖之失敗，正在於當年錯誤地以為「不變」是解決問題的良方；可是實踐經驗正好說明，延續舊制度不是出路。

The empire’s rapid rise — and the human cost of its expansion across Asia

honoring her family’s history with sympathy and grace

City Like Water: A Novel xiatu Winner of the National BookThe city you grew up in is gone, as if sunk to the bottom of the ocean. So much has vanished with itclassmates, teachers, counterfeit watches, the erotic toe cleavage that used to lead the way down secret passages. Yet you still catch snatches of conversation lingering in the air and glimpse sun dazzled residents retreating into dark crevices. People seem to keep disappearing. Your mother joins in a housewives protest, each woman waving the fake,