How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia 
by Mohsin Hamid
Adult Fiction HAMID

The narrator of this ersatz self-help book could be the love child of Jane Austen and Thomas Friedman. This memoir of one man's rise to riches is written in a breezy and accessible style. Like Jane Austen, the narrator is keenly aware of the layers of society and how far upward he can reasonably expect to rise. Our narrator falls in love early in his life with a woman on her own upward trajectory and their poignant romance is much more significant that the mere mechanics of making money.

"Rising Asia" or, in this case, Pakistan is a major character in this story.  The vibrant chaos of life in countries with emerging economies will be familiar to readers of Thomas Friedman's books and articles. Mr. Friedman gives readers a panoramic view of life in an emerging economy, where Mohsin Hamid's novel gives the reader a taste of what it is like to eat, sleep, and survive in all that vibrant chaos. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is gritty, sad, sweet, and memorable.