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Synopsis
For Neville ("Bunt") Mullard and his mother, Hong Kong is part of Britain, with high teas, race meetings, and for Bunt the "blue hotels" in Kowloon Tong. As Hong Kong is being returned to China, Mr Hung, a well-spoken Chinese man wants to buy their business, and he won't take no for an answer.
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Review
Paul Theroux, whose inveterate globe-trotting marks him as one of the most restless writers working today, lands us in the Far East with this novel of personal lives swept up in the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China. But the end of Colonial rule is perfectly unwelcome for Neville Mullard and his mother Betty, who run a textile factory that's been in the family for 50 years, and who have spent a lifetime insulating themselves from the Chinese culture that's all around them. Now, the shadowy and dangerous Mr. Hung wants to buy the business, and he won't take no for an answer--whether or not the Mullards want to sell. Theroux, the author of several travel books, has few equals when it comes to the portrayal of exotic cultures, a skill that makes this one of the first great novels of the Hong Kong handover of 1997.
About the Author
Paul Theroux's highly acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, and The Happy Isles of Oceania. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0140266461
- ISBN 13 9780140266467
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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