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2023-05-04
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Holly Henning
Florida State University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v30i1.5248
Keywords: Common reader, First-year, International, Resilience, Mohsin Hamid
Abstract
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.
