How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia

MohsinHamid'sHowtoGetFilthyRichinRisingAsiaisaboldnewnovelforthemodernworld.Inthiskeenly-awaitedfollow-uptohisbestsellingTheReluctantFundamentalist，MohsinHamidconfirmshisplaceasaradicallyinventivestory-tellerwithhisfingerontheworld'spulse.Theastonishingandrivetingtaleofaman'sjourneyfromimpoverishedruralboytocorporatetycoon，itstealsitsshapefromthebusinessself-helpbooksdevouredbyyouthsallover'risingAsia'.Itfollowsitsnamelessherotothesprawlingmetropoliswherehebeginstoamassanempirebuiltonthemostfluidandincreasinglyscarceofgoods：water.Yethisheartremainssetonsomethingelse，ontheprettygirlwhosestarrisesalongsidehis，theirpathscrossingandre-crossinginaloveaffairsparkedandsnuffedoutagainbytheforcesthatcareentheirfatesalong.Theheroofthestorycouldbeanyoneofus，hungryforadifferentlife.Andourstoocouldbethefatethatawaitshim...Fast-paced，vividandemotionallyabsorbing，HowtoGetFilthyRichinRisingAsiacreatestwounforgettablecharacterswhofindmomentsoftranscendentintimacyinthemidstofshatteringchange.PraiseforHowtoGetFilthyRichinRisingAsia：'Evenmoreintriguing，compellingandmovingthanTheReluctantFundamentalist.Amarvellousbook'PhilipPullman'Thisbrilliantlystructured，deeplyfeltbookiswrittenwiththeconfidenceandbravuraofamanborntowrite.Hamidisatthepeakofhisconsiderablepowershere，anddeliversatightlypaced，preternaturallywisebookaboutathoroughlylikable，thoroughlytroubledstriverinthemessiest，mostchaoticringofglobaleconomy.Completelyunforgettable'DaveEggers'MohsinHamidisoneofthebestwritersintheworld，period.Onlyamastercouldhavewrittenthispropulsivetaleofastriverlivingontheknife'sedge，anoirHoratioAlgerstoryforourfrenetic，violenttimes'BenFountainMohsinHamidistheauthorofTheReluctantFundamentalistandMothSmoke.Hisfictionhasbeenadaptedforthecinema，translatedintoover30languages，receivednumerousawards，andbeenshortlistedfortheManBookerPrize.HehascontributedessaysandshortstoriestopublicationssuchastheGuardian，TheNewYorkTimes，FinancialTimes，Granta，andtheNewYorker.BornandmostlyraisedinLahore，hespentpartofhischildhoodinCalifornia，studiedatPrincetonUniversityandHarvardLawSchool，andhassincelivedbetweenLahore，LondonandNewYork.