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has gloss | eng: Kowloon Tong (1997) is a novel by Paul Theroux about Bunt, an English mummys boy born and raised in Hong Kong. He is made an offer for his textile factory by the shady Mr Hung, and has no choice but to accept, when it is made clear that Mr Hung knows all about the part of Bunts life that he has kept secret from his mother. A rich and entertaining story set in the days leading up to the great handover to China of Hong Kong from the British. |
lexicalization | eng: Kowloon Tong |
instance of | c/1997 novels |
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