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ISBN. 0-395-86029-6. Kowloon Tong (1997) is a novel by Paul Theroux about Neville "Bunt" Mullard, an English mummy's boy born and raised in Hong Kong. The story is set in the days leading up to the handover to China of Hong Kong from the British.
28 de may. de 1997 · Paul Theroux. 3.21. 1,261 ratings136 reviews. Ninety-nine years of colonial rule are ending as the British prepare to hand over Hong Kong to China. For Betty Mullard and her son, Bunt, it doesn't concern them - until the mysterious Mr. Hung from the mainland offers them a large sum for their family business.
6 de jul. de 1998 · 4.0 105 ratings. See all formats and editions. Ninety-nine years of colonial rule are ending as the British prepare to hand over Hong Kong to China. For Betty Mullard and her son, Bunt, it doesn't concern them - until the mysterious Mr. Hung from the mainland offers them a large sum for their family business.
6 de jul. de 1998 · Kowloon Tong. : Paul Theroux. HMH, Jul 6, 1998 - Fiction - 256 pages. In this “moody thriller,” a family business is targeted for takeover as control of Hong Kong shifts from the British to the...
Kowloon Tong : a novel by Theroux, Paul. Publication date 1998 Topics Sale of business enterprises -- China -- Hong Kong -- Fiction, Businessmen -- China -- Hong Kong -- Fiction, Businessmen, Sale of business enterprises, Hong Kong (China) -- History -- Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 -- Fiction, China -- Hong Kong
1 de jun. de 1997 · Kowloon Tong. Hardcover – June 1, 1997. A life-long British denizen of Hong Kong, Neville "Bunt" Mullard fears the colony's impending return to China's control, and the intrusion of a mysterious Chinese gentleman into Bunt's family business changes his life for good. Tour.
For Neville "Bunt" Mullard and his mother, Betty, Hong Kong is part of Britain - one of the pleasanter parts; it is also cozy, monotonous, profitable, and homely. Now ninety-nine years of colonial rule are about to end, and the British government is about to hand over Hong Kong to China. Betty and Bunt can see China from their parlor, but they have never been there.
