Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw (English) Paperback Book

Description: Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, the overlapping lives of five newcomers to Chinas most dynamic city are the subject of this kaleidoscopic novel. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, the overlapping lives of five newcomers to Chinas most dynamic city are the subject of this kaleidoscopic novel. Welcome to Shanghai. A restless metropolis where old traditions collide with new ambitions â" a place where anything can happen and anyone can become Somebody.Golddigger, property magnate, pop star, entrepreneur and guru: five newcomers are lured by the promise of making fortunes and remaking identities. But they find their lives converging in unpredictable ways, as the Five Star Billionaireâ™s lessons for success wreak havoc. For in a land where dreams may come true, nothing is ever quite as it seemsâ¦ Notes Paperback edition of the latest novel from the Malaysian author of Map Of The Invisible World and The Harmony Silk Factory, this was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Aw charts the overlapping lives of migrant Malaysian workers, forging lives for themselves in sprawling Shanghai. Author Biography Tash Aw was born in Taipei, in the Republic of China, andbrought up in Malaysia. He moved to England in his teens andnow lives in London. He is the author of The Harmony Silk Factory, which was the winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Novel and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Map of the Invisible World. His most recent novel, Five Star Billionaire, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013. Review Aws tale of five migrant workers carving out lives in a modernising Shanghai is the stuff of a hit TV miniseries … the reading experience it offers is coolly engrossing Adam Mars-Jones, ObserverA brilliant, sprawling, layered and unsentimental portrayal of contemporary China Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA fascinating cast of characters … a panoramic, expertly detailed painting of contemporary Shanghai Sunday Times"Five Star Billionaire" opens with a bang, not a whimper … Aw is a master storyteller and "Five Star Billionaire" can be read as "The Way We Live Now" for our times Aminatta Forna, Guardian[Aw] is unmatched at evoking the smells and sounds of the land and cityscapes, the figures of speech and shifting cultural mores of that finger-like peninsula that pokes into the South China Sea …Their tales are told chapter by chapter, the characters slowly drawing closer together like flotsam in a vortex, before the stunning finale …There is wit here, and plenty of acute observation and characterisation Independent on SundayA new kind of immigrant novel. One that takes place in our increasingly mutlipolar world and is …a challenge to the old narrative Sunday TelegraphThe five characters are distinct, and Aw manages to bring them together well … Aw brilliantly recreates the intonations and vocabulary of someone educated only in Chinese IndependentHighly topical, sharply observed but affecting portmanteau novel Independent, Books of the YearA splendid achievement. The narrative … is brilliantly designed, a puzzle whose pieces click satisfyingly into place – Aws book could scarcely be bettered Independent on SundayAws style – terse but tender, lightly ironic without being snide – is fresh, bracing and, above all, compassionate. His characters … form profound impressions on the reader. One simply cares deeply what happens to them, and this skilled writer never makes that an easy matter to predict Scotsman Long Description Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, the overlapping lives of five newcomers to Chinas most dynamic city are the subject of this kaleidoscopic novel. Welcome to Shanghai. A restless metropolis where old traditions collide with new ambitions - a place where anything can happen and anyone can become Somebody. Golddigger, property magnate, pop star, entrepreneur and guru: five newcomers are lured by the promise of making fortunes and remaking identities. But they find their lives converging in unpredictable ways, as the Five Star Billionaires lessons for success wreak havoc. For in a land where dreams may come true, nothing is ever quite as it seems... Review Quote Tash Aws tale of five migrant workers carving out lives in a modernising Shanghai is the stuff of a hit TV miniseries ... the reading experience it offers is coolly engrossing Adam Mars-Jones, Observer A fascinating cast of characters ... a panoramic, expertly detailed painting of contemporary Shanghai Stephen Amidon, Sunday Times Tash Aws "Five Star Billionaire" opens with a bang, not a whimper. Aw is a master storyteller and "Five Star Billionaire" can be read as "The Way We Live Now" for our times Aminatta Forna, Guardian [Tash Aw] is unmatched at evoking the smells and sounds of the land and cityscapes, the figures of speech and shifting cultural mores of that finger-like peninsula that pokes into the South China Sea ...Their tales are told chapter by chapter, the characters slowly drawing closer together like flotsam in a vortex, before the stunning finale ...There is wit here, and plenty of acute observation and characterisation Sholto Byrne, Independent on Sunday Tash Aws latest book is a new kind of immigrant novel. One that takes place in our increasingly mutlipolar world and is, in some ways, a challenge to the old narrative Sunday Telegraph The five characters are distinct, and Aw manages to bring them together well ... Aw brilliantly recreates the intonations and vocabulary of someone educated only in Chinese. Independent Tash Aws gently compelling novel follows several narratives that overlap in unexpected ways ... Aws style - terse but tender, lightly ironic without being snide - is fresh, bracing and, above all, compassionate. His characters, though shy and private people, form profound impressions on the reader. One simply cares deeply what happens to them, and this skilled writer never makes that an easy matter to predict Scotsman Feature * Five Star Billionaire marks Tash Aws second longlisting for the Man Booker Prize. * Selected for Waterstones book club in 2014. * Published to excellent reviews. An involving story on point about modern China. Description for Sales People In this stunning new novel, Tash Aw charts the overlapping lives of migrant Malaysian workers, forging lives for themselves in sprawling Shanghai. Phoebe has come to China buoyed with hope, but her dreams are shattered as the job she was promised seems never to have existed. Gary is a successful pop star, but his fans disappear after a bar-room brawl. Yinghui was once a poetry-loving activist and is not sure how she became a wealthy businesswoman. Justin works hard for his powerful family, but begins to wonder if his efforts are appreciated. And then there is the Five Star Billionaire himself, pulling the strings of destiny, his lessons for success unsettling the dynamics of these disparate lives. In FIVE STAR BILLIONAIRE, Tash Aw charts the weave of their journeys in the new China, counterpointing their adventures with the old life they have left behind in Malaysia. The result is a brilliant examination of the migrations that are shaping this dazzling new city, and their effect on myriad individual lives. Gold title * Five Star Billionaire marks Tash Aws second longlisting for the Man Booker Prize. * Selected for Waterstones book club in 2014. * Published to excellent reviews. An involving story on point about modern China. Details ISBN0007494181 Author Tash Aw Year 2014 ISBN-10 0007494181 ISBN-13 9780007494187 Media Book Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Pages 448 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2014-01-02 Publication Date 2014-01-02 Alternative 9780007494163 Audience General AU Release Date 2014-02-23 NZ Release Date 2014-03-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:77900983;

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