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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's Kowloon Tong is a novel about the British handover of their Hong Kong Crown Colony to the Red Chinese in 1997. Born in Hong Kong, Bump is a Brit who owns a textile firm that the new owners of the colony have their eyes on as a possible Peoples Liberation Army center.
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
6 de jul. de 1998 · In this “moody thriller,” a family business is targeted for takeover as control of Hong Kong shifts from the British to the Chinese (The New York Times). Ninety-nine years of colonial rule are...
6 de jul. de 1998 · Kindle Edition. In this “moody thriller,” a family business is targeted for takeover as control of Hong Kong shifts from the British to the Chinese (The New York Times). Ninety-nine years of colonial rule are ending as the British prepare to hand over Hong Kong to China.
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.
Kowloon Tong: A Novel of Hong Kong - Ebook written by Paul Theroux. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight,...
