by John Lanchester · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429758566
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«El port de les aromes» is the contemporary fiction novel by John Lanchester, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (480 pages, in Catalan).
In 1935, Tom Stewart travels to Hong Kong and meets a young nun on the ship who teaches him the local language. Years later, his life crosses paths with that of Dawn Stone, a London journalist, and Matthew Ho, a refugee whose father suffered the Cultural Revolution. The city of Hong Kong, with its wars, transformations and economic boom, is the other great protagonist.
Originally published as «Fragrant Harbor» in 2002, the novel was translated into Catalan by Joan Puntí Recasens and won the Premi Llibreter for narrative in 2005. It is part of the Butxaca 62 collection.
Aimed at the general public, especially those interested in historical fiction and the evolution of Hong Kong.
John Henry Lanchester is a British journalist and novelist.
