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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 · June 29, 2022. 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 · 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, 1941-Publication date 1997 Topics Hong Kong (China) -- Fiction, Hong Kong -- Fiction, China -- Hong Kong Publisher Bath : Chivers Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. 273 pages ; 25 cm
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.
