《香港假期》1946年 Emily Hahn - Hong Kong Holiday, The Country Life Press, Garden City, N.Y.

｜被戰火凝固的香港靈魂 (The Soul of Hong Kong Captured in Wartime)

這本書是作者繼暢銷作《中國對我而言》（China to Me）後的補遺力作，愛蜜莉·韓作為當時極少數深入中國政界核心，並與宋氏三姐妹熟識的西方女性新聞工作者，以其犀利且充滿智慧的筆觸，記錄了從日本佔領香港直至她最終搭乘交換船「葛利普霍姆號」（Gripsholm）歸國期間的親身經歷。

書中不僅呈現了被佔領時期香港城市的壓抑與生存百態，更透過其身為「中國通」的視角，細膩描繪了當時貧富階層在醫院、拘留營與市集中的生活樣貌。從章節標題如《Gibbon vs. Tenant》、《The Looters》與《Asia for the Asiatics》中，讀者可以感受到當時戰爭對人類社會造成的結構性衝擊。

｜書目學特徵與典藏價值 (Bibliographical Significance)

 獨家視角： 本書收錄了多篇首度發表的報導，其餘內容多數曾刊載於美國《紐約客》（The New Yorker）雜誌，具有極高的時代紀錄價值。

 工藝與藝術： 書籍封面採用愛蜜莉·韓的人物攝影，並飾以典雅的中文篆刻印章裝飾，呈現出濃厚的東方主義美學風格。

 書況紀錄： 此書裝幀結構保存完整，內頁內容清晰完整，是研究二戰歷史、戰地紀實文學以及愛蜜莉·韓個人生平的學術藏家首選。

The Soul of Hong Kong Captured in Wartime

This book serves as a supplemental masterpiece to the author’s bestseller, China to Me. As one of the few Western female journalists at the time to penetrate the core of Chinese politics and maintain close relationships with the Soong sisters, Emily Hahn uses her sharp and insightful prose to record her personal experiences—from the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong to her eventual departure aboard the exchange ship, the Gripsholm.

The book does not merely present the oppression and various facets of life in Hong Kong during the occupation; through her perspective as a "China hand," Hahn delicately depicts the lives of different social strata in hospitals, internment camps, and markets. From chapter titles such as "Gibbon vs. Tenant," "The Looters," and "Asia for the Asiatics," readers can sense the structural impact the war had on human society.

Bibliographical Significance and Collectibility

 Exclusive Perspective: This book includes several previously unpublished reports, while most other content was originally featured in The New Yorker magazine, giving it immense value as a historical record.

 Craft and Artistry: The book cover features a portrait of Emily Hahn, embellished with elegant Chinese seal carvings, reflecting a rich aesthetic of Orientalism.

 Condition Report: The book's binding structure remains intact, and the internal pages are clear and complete. It is a top choice for academic collectors focusing on World War II history, wartime documentary literature, and the personal life of Emily Hahn.