How to get filthy rich in rising Asia /
Hamid, Mohsin, 1971-
How to get filthy rich in rising Asia / Get filthy rich in rising Asia Rising Asia Mohsin Hamid. - New York : Riverhead Books, 2013. - 228 p. ; 22 cm.
"A novel"--Jacket.
"[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. From impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, our nameless hero amasses an empire built on that most fluid, and increasingly scarce, of goods: water. Yet his heart remains set on something else: 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.
1594487294 (hbk.) 9781594487293 (hbk.)
2012039847
Executives--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Self-help techniques--Fiction.
Self-realization--Fiction.
Success in business--Fiction.
Asia--Fiction.
How to get filthy rich in rising Asia / Get filthy rich in rising Asia Rising Asia Mohsin Hamid. - New York : Riverhead Books, 2013. - 228 p. ; 22 cm.
"A novel"--Jacket.
"[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. From impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, our nameless hero amasses an empire built on that most fluid, and increasingly scarce, of goods: water. Yet his heart remains set on something else: 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.
1594487294 (hbk.) 9781594487293 (hbk.)
2012039847
Executives--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Self-help techniques--Fiction.
Self-realization--Fiction.
Success in business--Fiction.
Asia--Fiction.