Kowloon Tong

A Novel of Hong Kong

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Paul Theroux: Kowloon Tong (1998, Penguin Books Ltd)

Published Jan. 1, 1998 by Penguin Books Ltd.

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978-0-14-026646-7
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Hong Kong handover as a backdrop to life of fading british empire expats

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The backward looking ineptness of the English, the forward looking industriousness of the Chinese. Unlikable characters, but seems to sum up the fading of Empire and handover of Hong Kong