A series of narratives cover the experiences of five Malaysian Chinese expats attempting to settle in Shanghai in pursuit of financial opportunities.[1]
Even where the narrative takes a dramatic turn, it is delivered in Aw's spare, fresh, cool, almost dispassionate prose, which though it succeeds in many ways somehow never quite leaves the page. Instead the characters drift towards their various destinies, caught in the whirlpool of Shanghai. There's more than a hint of fatalism in the air.[2]
Tash’s ever-spiraling web of connections is as improbable as it is entertaining, but he knits his various threads with an elegance that, coupled with a photorealistic eye for the minutiae of urban life, can distract us from the holes that accumulate over his attenuated narrative...When it comes to deception, in the world according to Tash, two’s a crowd.[3]
five, star, billionaire, novel, tash, published, 2013, first, edition, authortash, awcountrymalaysialanguageenglishgenrenovelpublisherfourth, estate, spiegel, grau, longlisted, booker, prize, fiction, 2013, booker, prize, first, nomination, contents, content, . Five Star Billionaire is a novel by Tash Aw published in 2013 Five Star BillionaireFirst edition UK AuthorTash AwCountryMalaysiaLanguageEnglishGenreNovelPublisherFourth Estate UK Spiegel amp Grau US It was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2013 Man Booker Prize Aw s first nomination Contents 1 Content 2 Reviews 3 References 4 External linksContent editA series of narratives cover the experiences of five Malaysian Chinese expats attempting to settle in Shanghai in pursuit of financial opportunities 1 Reviews editWriting for The Guardian Aminatta Forna wrote Even where the narrative takes a dramatic turn it is delivered in Aw s spare fresh cool almost dispassionate prose which though it succeeds in many ways somehow never quite leaves the page Instead the characters drift towards their various destinies caught in the whirlpool of Shanghai There s more than a hint of fatalism in the air 2 Jan Stuart writing for The Boston Globe wrote Tash s ever spiraling web of connections is as improbable as it is entertaining but he knits his various threads with an elegance that coupled with a photorealistic eye for the minutiae of urban life can distract us from the holes that accumulate over his attenuated narrative When it comes to deception in the world according to Tash two s a crowd 3 References edit Book review Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw Forma Aminatta 8 March 2013 Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw review London The Guaridan Stuart Jan Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw The Boston Globe External links editThe New York Times review nbsp This article about a 2010s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Five Star Billionaire amp oldid 1143872135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
