Back to back with this magnificent novel by Joseph Kessel in HONG KONG and MACAU that dated from 1957, and we walk slowly in a wonderful scenery now largely disappeared party, dotted dîlots, junks, indigent persons in company or billionaires, engaging, clueless, or wacky dandy, a journey through the miserable alleyways and luxurious buildings in the two cities "EUROPEAN" in the heart of Asia
KESSEL us discover through a series of cross amazing encounters here and there, behind the scenes, the best-kept secrets, the most surprising of these surprising cited.
A small absolutely original book, a great poem which is also an ode to life and travel, also for history buffs.