The Years of the Hungry Tiger

by John Gordon Davis

Vintage paperback

Genres: Historical Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

John Gordon Davis was born and grew up in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He had a degree in Political Science and an LLB. He served on the bar in Southern Rhodesia, before UDI in that country.

He became a full time writer after the success of his first book Hold my hand I'm dying.

He ran a course in fiction writing from Andalusia in Spain. He passed away in November 2014 and is survived by his wife Rosemary.

Reviews

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best book I have read this year. I thought it might just be a bit of a sloppy love story but I was snared by the context. A fascinating portrayal of events in China during this period as well as events in Hong Kong. The novel brought to life things that we heard spoken of in our time living in Hong Kong, such as the communist riots and the killer rains. I liked the run-on style and thoroughly enjoyed the portrait of colonial Hong Kong at such a turbulent time. Great read!

[Adedotun Adewole]

So interesting

[SUNNY C. H. Tam · Rating 5 out of 5]

IF I AM NOT WRONG, I READ THIS BOOK ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO WHICH DEPICTS THE UNREST TIME OF HONG KONG AND HOW THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT LED THE HONGKONGERS GET THROUGH THE HARD TIME IN 60'S. VERY INTERESTING AND YOU WILL BE RELUCTANT TO DROP THE BOOK DOWN AFTER HAVING STARTED READING