How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia: Pursuing success in a corrupt society.

This book could be a good read for someone interested in the corrupt and cutthroat world of business in Asia. Hamid's unique storytelling and clever use of self-help style writing make this novel stand out as a must-read for anyone fascinated by the pursuit of wealth and success, no matter the cost. The story's romantic subplot adds depth to the protagonist's journey, making it a well-rounded novel.

  • 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.

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

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ISBN: 9781594632334
Authors: Mohsin Hamid
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date of Publication: 2014-03-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.82
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From the internationally bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the boldly imagined tale of a poor boy’s quest for wealth and love. His first two novels established Mohsin Hamid as a radically inventive storyteller with his finger on the world’s pulse. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia meets that reputation and exceeds it. The astonishing and riveting tale of a man’s journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it steals its shape from the business self-help books devoured by ambitious youths all over “rising Asia.” It follows its nameless hero to the sprawling metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on that most fluid, and increasingly scarce, of goods: water. Yet his heart remains set on something else: on the pretty girl whose star rises along with his, their paths crossing and recrossing, a lifelong affair sparked and snuffed and sparked again by the forces that careen their fates along. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is a striking slice of contemporary life at a time of crushing upheaval. Romantic without being sentimental, political without being didactic, and spiritual without being religious, it brings an unflinching gaze to the violence and hope it depicts. And it creates two unforgettable characters who find moments of transcendent intimacy in the midst of shattering change.
 

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia: Pursuing success in a corrupt society.

This book could be a good read for someone interested in the corrupt and cutthroat world of business in Asia. Hamid's unique storytelling and clever use of self-help style writing make this novel stand out as a must-read for anyone fascinated by the pursuit of wealth and success, no matter the cost. The story's romantic subplot adds depth to the protagonist's journey, making it a well-rounded novel.

  • 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.