7/7/2023 0 Comments How to get filthy rich in asia![]() You read a self-help book so someone who isn't yourself can help you." It is only the author who is helping himself. He begins with a disclaimer: "A self-help book is an oxymoron. Hamid returns to the second person in How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, but this time it's in the form of a self-help book - a particularly sly one. The bearded narrator of that book sits at a tea stall in Lahore, talking about his drift toward extremism while directly addressing "you," the reader, who is taken to be an increasingly jumpy and terrified American across the table. ![]() ![]() His The Reluctant Fundamentalist was written entirely in the second person. This is not the first time Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid has taken a risky approach to a novel. ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia Author Mohsin Hamid ![]()
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