How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
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"[A] tale of a man's journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, [stealing] its shape from the business self-help books devoured by ambitious youths all over 'rising Asia'"--Dust jacket flap.
Authors:
Hamid, Mohsin, 1971-
Statement of Responsibility:
Mohsin Hamid
Title:
How to get filthy rich in rising Asia
Publisher:
New York :, Riverhead Books,, 2013.
Characteristics:
228 p. ;,22 cm.
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Add a CommentI enjoyed this book immensely. It's quirky brilliance, pacing and lifetime sweep combined with sly humor kept me rapt to the last page. Heartily recommended!
In 2013, I also read "Joni" by Joni Eareckson.
"Imaginatively written in the style of a self-help manual, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia follows the journey of a poor rural boy as he becomes a wealthy business tycoon, but it also offers commentary on the social challenges facing developing economies. But there's no need to fear that the novel is dry, boring, or self-involved; in fact it's quite the opposite. Despite certain imprecise details (the city could be any of a number in south Asia), the immediacy of the prose ("At each subsequent wonder you think you have arrived...") and the eventfulness of the main character's life (both in work and in love) combine to create a book that is both "marvelous and moving" (TIME magazine)." April 2013 Fiction A to Z newsletter http://www.nextreads.com/Display2.aspx?SID=5acc8fc1-4e91-4ebe-906d-f8fc5e82a8e0&N=622464