A tale of a man's journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon. It follows the nameless hero to the sprawling metropolis, where he begins to amass an empire built on that most scarce of goods: water. Yet his heart is set on the pretty girl whose star rises along with his, their paths re-crossing, a lifelong affair sparked and snuffed and sparked again by the forces that brings their fates along Titel: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia af Mohsin Hamid (Bog) Genre: Skønlitteratur Sammendrag: In this keenly awaited follow-up to his bestselling The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsin Hamid confirms his place as a radically inventive storyteller with his finger on the world's pulse. 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 youths all over 'rising Asia'. It
Amir er rig, Hassan er fattig, og deres venskab bliver afbrudt af en ondskabsfuld forbrydelse. Krigen i Afghanistan sender Amir og hans familie til USA, hvor han - i det meget anderledes samfund - plages af skyld. Først alt for sent får han sonet Titel: Drageløberen Genre: Roman Sammendrag: Amir og Hassan er uadskillelige venner i 1975'ernes Afghanistan, indtil en begivenhed ændrer alt. År senere, i USA, reflekterer Amir over fortidens tragedier og muligheder for at gøre det godt igen. Type: Pocket
The white tiger af Aravind Adiga (bog)
"The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" transports us across a subcontinent on a journey of many years. It takes us deep into the lives of its gloriously rendered characters, each of them in search of a place of safety - in search of meaning, and of love Forlag: Hamish Hamilton Udgivelsesår: 2017 Sider: 445 Sprog: Engelsk
Los angeles, 1991 maximilian ophuls, one of the makers of the modern world, is knifed to death in broad daylight on the doorstep of his illegitimate daughter india, slaughtered by his kashmiri driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself shalimar the clown the dead man is a world war ii resistance hero, a man of formidable intellectual ability and much erotic appeal, a former united states ambassador to india, and subsequently americas counter-terrorism chief the murder looks at first like a political assassination but turns out to be passionately personal this is the story of max, his killer, and his daughter - and of a fourth character, the woman who links them, whose story explains them all the story of a deep love gone fatally wrong, destroyed by a shallow affair, it is an epic narrative that moves from california to france, england, and above all, kashmir at its heart is the tale o
En ung forældreløs pige sendes til sin ukendte bedstefar, som er dommer i en af det nordøstlige Himalayas øde provinser, og her stifter hun for første gang bekendtskab med familiens historie. Samtidig forelsker hun sig i sin huslærer, men et truende oprør blandt befolkningen gør deres kærlighed umulig Forfatter: Kiran Desai Forlag: Penguin Udgivelsesår: 2006 Sider: 324 Sprog: Engelsk
Mixing the public with the personal, concocting a volatile stew of politics, idealism, violence, isolation, and unrequited love, "My Revolutions" asks the question: What turns a radical into a terrorist? Forlag: Penguin Udgivelsesår: 2007 Sider: 276 Sprog: Engelsk
Bogen 'Den anden hånd' af forfatteren Chris Cleave. Det er en paperback-udgave med et omslag der primært er gul og sort. På forsiden er titlen og forfatterens navn trykt oven på et motiv af en træsilhuet og fugle. Bagsiden indeholder en kort beskrivelse af bogens indhold samt citater fra anmeldelser.
