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Also by Mohsin Hamid:

The Last White Man, August 2022
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, March 2014
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How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia, March 2013
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist, April 2007
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HOW TO GET FILTHY RICH IN RISING ASIA
By: Mohsin Hamid

Riverhead
March 2013
On Sale: March 5, 2013
240 pages
ISBN: 1594487294
EAN: 9781594487293
Kindle: B008ON449S
Hardcover / e-Book
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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.

Media Buzz

Morning Edition - June 4, 2013
PBS News Hour - March 29, 2013
Morning Edition - March 6, 2013
All Things Considered - March 6, 2013