by Paul Theroux · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140266450
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«Kowloon Tong» is the contemporary fiction novel by Paul Theroux, published by Penguin in paperback (224 pages, in English).
In Hong Kong in the last days of British rule, Betty Mullard and her son Bunt, owners of a family business, receive a purchase offer from the enigmatic Mr. Hung. Their rejection provokes growing pressure that, amid uncertainty over the handover to China, forces Bunt to make unforeseen decisions.
The work was originally published in London by Hamish Hamilton in 1997; this edition appeared on 26 March 1998.
For readers interested in the history of Hong Kong and the political tension at the end of the colonial era.
Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name.
