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Kong Boys: Seven Friends from Hong Kong Take on Eleven European Cities for Their Thirtieth Birthdays
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About Kong Boys: Seven Friends From Hong Kong Take On
Product Description Seven friends. Beers, bets, and bull runs. What can go wrong? The enduring power of friendship disguised as a booze-soaked, contemplative travelogue. In summer 2006, twenty-year-old Gerald Yeung and his childhood friends from Hong Kong travel to South America and Africa on their parents' dime. Confronted by challenges foreign to their privileged upbringing, the "Wannabe Backpackers" persevere in their Christian Dior clothes. They make plans to do it again when they turn thirty. The decade that follows doesn’t go exactly to plan. Gerald chases the American Dream in a town of twenty thousand and subzero winters. Others pursue a fast-and-furious life in Hong Kong. They all experience failed relationships, career setbacks, and a decreasing ability to impress girls at clubs. The summer of their thirtieth birthdays, they hit the road again to fulfill a lifelong dream — the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Set during European soccer’s most anticipated event, Kong Boys traces a friendship that transcends distance, culture, and time, dovetailing the different trajectories of seven boys in a decade of changes in Hong Kong. Kong Boys is a celebration of youth, brotherhood, and a sport of incomparable beauty. Winner, Wild Card, Hollywood Book Festival Finalist, Foreword Indies Awards Finalist, International Book Awards Finalist, Top Shelf Book Awards Distinguished Favorite, Independent Press Award Silver, Readers' Favorite Book Awards Review "Equal parts travelogue, tribute to the enduring bonds of friendship, and unabashed homage to the world's most popular sport, Kong Boys is an illuminating, humorous, heartfelt tale of adventure, penned by one of soccer's biggest fans." -Matthew Félix, author of Porcelain Travels"A beautiful ode to the enduring power of friendship disguised as a booze-soaked, contemplative travelogue. Packed with hijinks and astute observations, Kong Boys is 'The Hangover' meets A Moveable Feast."-Ross Kenneth Urken, author of Another Mother"A heart-warming tale of friendship and a fun romp of a travelogue which will be sure to please football fanatics everywhere."-K.C. Finn, Readers' Favorite 5-star review"An essential addition to the travel writing genre. This story expanded my worldview by detailing Europe from a Hong Kong perspective. It also reinforced my sense of our universal humanity through its exploration of growing up, stepping beyond one's comfort zone and the friendships that help get you there." -Thomas Kohnstamm, author of Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? and Lake City "The exuberance of youth is ingeniously captured."-Romuald Dzemo, Readers' Favorite 5-star review"If this European romp doesn't prove that Gerald Yeung will do almost anything for soccer, I don't know what will. He and his band of misfits never slow down, with lots of laughs along the way."-Larry Habegger, executive editor, Travelers' Tales"A valuable insight into the life of the long-distance Manchester United fan. It shows how the global game matters to supporters thousands of miles away."-Richard Jolly, Football writer for the National, Guardian, Observer, Straits Times, Sunday Express, Daily Telegraph, FourFourTwo & Blizzard About the Author Gerald Yeung grew up in Hong Kong. He loves soccer and travel. His travel stories have been featured in magazines, the Hong Kong government youth blog, and a Travelers' Tales humor collection. These days, he can be found in Northern California. You can follow him on geraldyeung.com.
