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Bunt Mallard is a middle-aged Englishman living in Hong Kong with his elderly mother. Bunt manages Imperial Stitching, a textile business started by his father, and has almost nothing to do with any part of China or Hong Kong that is not within the circuit of his colonial and expatriate clubs and hangouts. Despite the impending transfer of power to the Chinese in Hong Kong, Bunt makes no effort to accommodate himself to the changing times, and refuses a generous offer from Mr. Hung, a Chinese businessman who wants to buy out his business. Soon afterward, a worker in his factory disappears, and in the course of the investigation, Bunt begins to realize that his fate is inextricably bound with that of Hong Kong and China whether he likes it or not.
| Size | | Length: | 248 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 9.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"It's hard to imagine a novel more timely."
Wall Street Journal - Merle Rubin (05/21/1997)
"Keeps you turning the pages to see what happens next."
Spectator - Nicholas Harman (05/24/1997)
"Mr. Theroux's considerable charm as a narrator will keep his readers engaged to the end."
New York Times Book Review - Thomas Keneally (06/08/1997)
"A cleverly, tightly constructed, fast-paced book, not one of Theroux's more ambitious works but one that is recognizably his, full of faulty, off-kilter characters and furnished with a graphic sense of place."
New York Times - Richard Bernstein (06/13/1997)
"This is not a book for those afraid of the dark. It is a book for those who dive for pearls."
Washington Post Book World - Betty B. Lord (06/22/1997)
"A strongly imagined melodrama with a lot on its mind."
Shreve
"The accomplished Theroux is always a delight to read, but the plot of his new novel, like life in today's Hong Kong, feels improvised and rushed to make a deadline."
Buergenthal
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