How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
As search committees look for new and promising common readers for their college campuses, titles from recent years still offer excellent options. A decade after it was originally published, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid showcases the life and personal wisdom of a nameless b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2023-05-01
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Series: | Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention |
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Online Access: | https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/jcotr/article/view/5248 |
Summary: | As search committees look for new and promising common readers for their college campuses, titles from recent years still offer excellent options. A decade after it was originally published, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid showcases the life and personal wisdom of a nameless boy who escapes poverty in a developing nation, making it a worthy candidate for common reader consideration. Through exquisite storytelling, Hamid’s narrative fiction provides scholarly communities a wide range of topics for heartfelt and thought-provoking discourse, fostering empathy, perspective-taking, and critical thinking skills.
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ISSN: | 1534-2263 2690-4535 |