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Kowloon Tong: A Novel of Hong Kong Paperback - 1998
by Theroux, Paul
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As 99 years of colonial rule end and the British prepare to hand over Hong Kong to China, Betty Mullard and her son, Bunt, receive an offer for their family business--which they decline--from the mysterious Mr. Hung. What they don't realize, however, is that Mr. Hung accepts no refusals.
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- Title Kowloon Tong: A Novel of Hong Kong
- Author Theroux, Paul
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Thus
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Boston
- Date 1998-07-06
- Bookseller's Inventory # 240402038
- ISBN 9780395901410 / 0395901413
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1990's
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96029717
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
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. They refuse, yet fail to realize Mr. Hung is unlike the Chinese they've known: he will accept no refusals. When a young female employee whom Bunt has been dating vanishes, he is forced to make important decisions for the first time in his life - but his good intentions are pitted against the will of Mr. Hung and the threat of the ultimate betrayal.
First line
SOME DAYS Hong Kong seemed no different from the London suburb she had lived in before the war.
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Citations
- New York Times, 07/05/1998, Page 20