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The humiliation of a colonial Englishman on the eve of China's takeover of Hong Kong. Neville Mallard, a member of the white elite is forced to sell his family's textile factory to a Chinese businessman. It is a blow to his wallet, but even more to his confidence, the end of a century of white arrogance.
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Kowloon Tong, Paul Theroux
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- 1997
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- Title
- Kowloon Tong
- Subtitle
- A Novel of Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Theroux
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0395860296
- ISBN13
- 9780395860298
- Series
- Original title
- Kowloon Tong
- Rating
- 3.2 out of 5
- Description
- The humiliation of a colonial Englishman on the eve of China's takeover of Hong Kong. Neville Mallard, a member of the white elite is forced to sell his family's textile factory to a Chinese businessman. It is a blow to his wallet, but even more to his confidence, the end of a century of white arrogance.