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Kowloon Tong : A Novel of Hong Kong by Theroux, Paul is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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. Betty Mullard and her son, Bunt, have lived here for years, mostly keeping apart from their foreign surroundings, except for some indulgence in the local food, or in Bunt's case, the local girls. The handover is not a concern for them—until the mysterious Mr. Hung from the mainland offers them a large sum for their family business. They refuse. But they fail to realize that Mr. Hung is unlike the other Chinese people 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. “A compact, provocative gem of a novel” (The Boston Globe), from an award-winning author acclaimed for both his fiction and his travel memoirs—including Deep South, The Great Railway Bazaar, and The Mosquito Coast—Kowloon Tong was praise

Who reads Kowloon Tong : A Novel of Hong Kong?

Author

Theroux, Paul

Publisher

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co.

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781299882904

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Thriller, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.19 / 5 (755 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14