"Mr. Hamid reaffirms his place as one of his generation's most inventive and gifted writers."
-Michiko Kakutani The New York Times "A globalized version of The Great Gatsby . . .
[Hamid's] book is nearly that good." -Alan Cheuse NPR "Marvelous and moving." -TIME Magazine
From the internationally bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Exit West the
boldly imagined tale of a poor boy's quest for wealth and love 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.
