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Author Mohsin Hamid on "How to Get Filfthy Rich in Rising Asia"

Ed Kashi

The Pakistani author Mohsin Hamidhas written three acclaimed novels.  His latest book has just been released in paperback.  It’s called How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.  It’s a look at the life of a man who journeys from indigent child to wealthy industrialist.  And it’s written as if it were one of those self-help, get rich quick books that fill the shelves of bookstores around the world.

Hamid's first book, Moth Smoke, was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Prize. The Reluctant Fundamentalist, his second book, was a New York Times Bestseller, and was made into a movie last year. MohsinHamid joins Tom Hall by phone from St. Louis to discuss the book, his road to becoming a novelist, and the literacy scene in Pakistan. 

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