Five-star billionaire a novel

Dreaming of love and success in rapidly changing Shanghai, four individuals--a starry-eyed waitress, a wealthy developer's son, a pop artist, and a poetry-loving activist--confront unexpected realities in regional challenges.

Main Author:	Aw, Tash.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2013]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Malaysians > China > Fiction. Young adults > China > Fiction. China > Civilization > 21st century > Fiction. Shanghai (China) > Social life and customs > Fiction.
Online Access:	Go to Downloadable eBook Here.

Summary:	Dreaming of love and success in rapidly changing Shanghai, four individuals--a starry-eyed waitress, a wealthy developer's son, a pop artist, and a poetry-loving activist--confront unexpected realities in regional challenges.
Physical Description:	xiii, 379 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	9780812994346 (acid-free paper) 0812994345 (acid-free paper)
Author Notes:	Tash Aw was born in Taipei, in the Republic of China, and brought up in Malaysia. He moved to England to attend university and now lives in London. He is the author of The Harmony Silk Factory, which was the winner of the Whitbread Award for First Novel and the Commonwealth Book Prize for best first novel and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Map of the Invisible World. His other awards include the inaugural M Literary fellowship in Shanghai and an O. Henry Award.

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