On August 11, you're invited to a book-launch event for An Eastern Saga by Marvin Farkas. The event takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Bookazine store in the Prince's Building in Hong Kong's Central District.

Meet the legendary film-industry man and long-time Hong Kong resident turned author as he reminisces about life in the 1950s and 1960s. An Eastern Saga, his memoirs, is a first-hand account of some key events and personalities from a past era.

After reaching Hong Kong in 1954 on the cargo ship Eastern Saga, former Broadway star Marvin took up lodgings at the Foreign Correspondent's Club (FCC) and started his career with only US$200 and a camera he had taken from his father's New York studio.

Marvin describes everything from the dives of Wan Chai and opium dens in the Walled City to high-life on the Peak. The book also covers his regional experiences, like the Dutch expulsion from Indonesia, Malaysian independence, early years of the Vietnam War and his meetings with Zhou Enlai, Sukarno, Ali Bhutto and legendary director Satyajit Ray. 

Bookazine stores
Hong Kong

(August 8, 2011)



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