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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

by Mohsin Hamid
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Rags-to-riches journey in a cutthroat economy.

If you're drawn to stories of ambition and the often harsh realities of chasing wealth, Mohsin Hamid's novel will strike a chord. It's not just about making it big; it's a masterwork of storytelling that offers a profound commentary on desire, love, and the cost of success in a modernizing Asia. You'll find yourself rooting for the unnamed protagonist, while also pondering the very meaning of success in today's world.

  • Internationaler Literaturpreis – Haus der Kulturen der Welt Nominee (2014)
  • DSC Prize Nominee for South Asian Literature (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

by Mohsin Hamid
$8.90
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ISBN: 9780241145906
Authors: Mohsin Hamid
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Date of Publication: 2013-02-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.82
(rated by 23804 readers)

Description

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is a novel by Mohsin Hamid. A sharply imagined tale of a poor boy's quest for wealth and love in a rapidly changing Asian metropolis. Told through the voice of an unnamed narrator, the story follows his ascent from rural poverty to corporate power, a rise built on self‑help certainties and the water that sustains a growing empire. His heart remains fixed on the girl whose star rises with his, their lives crossing and recrossing amid social upheaval. Romantic, political, and spiritual in its own unflinching way, the novel offers a contemporary meditation on ambition and human connection.
 

Rags-to-riches journey in a cutthroat economy.

If you're drawn to stories of ambition and the often harsh realities of chasing wealth, Mohsin Hamid's novel will strike a chord. It's not just about making it big; it's a masterwork of storytelling that offers a profound commentary on desire, love, and the cost of success in a modernizing Asia. You'll find yourself rooting for the unnamed protagonist, while also pondering the very meaning of success in today's world.

  • Internationaler Literaturpreis – Haus der Kulturen der Welt Nominee (2014)
  • DSC Prize Nominee for South Asian Literature (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.