From the internationally bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist , 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 thatmost 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.
莫欣•哈米德
莫欣•哈米德,文坛鬼才,曾多次入围布克奖。他的代表作累计销量过百万,并被《卫报》选入“定义了十年来的世界”书单。
1993年,莫欣•哈米德以最高荣誉学位毕业于普林斯顿大学,随后于1997年毕业于哈佛法学院。大学期间,莫欣•哈米德曾向著名作家、诺贝尔文学奖得主托妮•莫里森学习写作。
莫欣•哈米德《穿过欲望之城》是莫欣•哈米德的代表作之一,一经出版就受到了西方各大媒体的赞誉。美国国家公共电台称它是“国际版的《了不起的盖茨比》”。《纽约时报》也因为《穿过欲望之城》称赞莫欣•哈米德是“这个世代举足轻重的小说家”。
《穿过欲望之城》只有两百余页,两三个小时就能读完,但引发的有关生命、金钱的思考却会持续很久。正如很多国外报刊杂志所评论的:“全书只有十二个章节,干脆利落,却是一场了不起的旅程。”“令人眩晕。令人上瘾。莫欣·哈米德运用他高超的写作能力,讲述了一个美妙的故事。...
评分书不厚,在公司花了一周的午休时间(每天半小时)读完。情节还是不错的,文笔也好,适合浅度阅读打发时间。 先说说这本书的缺点。被吹嘘成国际版《了不起的盖茨比》,个人认为蹭热度成分居多。不管是情节构思,人物描写,心理描写,场景描写等等等等,都不是一个档次的。再有,...
评分 评分 评分英国文学杂志《格兰塔》(Granta)去年冬季号的主题是“背叛”(Betrayal),收录了莫欣.哈米德 (Mohsin Hamid)的最新小说How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia(意译:亚洲致富记)的一个章节--不要恋爱(Don’t Fall in Love)。故事很简单:一个在DVD 店打工的男孩...
内容对亚洲读者来说太令人熟悉了,没有太多insight,倒是让我觉得一个人去世也没那么可怕了,反正最爱的那个人也会从天堂来接你
评分hbs居然在课上给人看这种垃圾
评分这本就开始BS了。。。。。。
评分its a very boring book to me...the 2nd person point of view confuses me ...the book is quite an innovative once since it is a parody of self-help bk while what it tells is a person's life story,but i just didnt have the interest in reading it ~_~ i dont know what i've learned about life/love/getting rich
评分its a very boring book to me...the 2nd person point of view confuses me ...the book is quite an innovative once since it is a parody of self-help bk while what it tells is a person's life story,but i just didnt have the interest in reading it ~_~ i dont know what i've learned about life/love/getting rich
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