HONG KONG -- In a nondescript industrial building in Kowloon, bordered by mechanics and warehouses, an independent Hong Kong bookshop is reemerging from a pandemic-imposed hibernation at a time when words -- both written and spoken -- are viewed with increasing scrutiny.
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A Hong Kong literary outpost stands its ground
Bleak House Books helps nourish the city's creative and intellectual soul
Bleak House Books founder Albert Wan. He moved his family to Hong Kong from the U.S. in 2017, trading a legal career for the life of a bookseller. (Photo by Jeremy Smart)
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