{"product_id":"how-to-get-filthy-rich-in-rising-asia-paperback","title":"How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohsin Hamid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mr. Hamid reaffirms his place as one of his generation's most inventive and gifted writers.\" -Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A globalized version of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby \u003c\/i\u003e. . . [Hamid's] book is nearly that good.\" -Alan Cheuse, NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Marvelous and moving.\" -\u003ci\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Fundamentalist \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Exit West, \u003c\/i\u003ethe boldly imagined tale of a poor boy's quest for wealth and love \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His first two novels established Mohsin Hamid as a radically inventive storyteller with his finger on the world's pulse. \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohsin Hamid \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eExit West\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Fundamentalist\u003c\/i\u003e, both finalists for the Man Booker Prize. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eMoth Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Betty Trask Award and was a finalist for the PEN\/Hemingway Foundation Award. His essays, a number of them collected as \u003ci\u003eDiscontent and Its Civilizations\u003c\/i\u003e, have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Lahore, Pakistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52022381281581,"sku":"9781594632334","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/how-to-get-filthy-rich-in-rising-asia-paperback-2807827.webp?v=1777435807","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/how-to-get-filthy-rich-in-rising-asia-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}