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Cast in the mould of a self-help guide to getting rich, this is the extraordinary story of a young boy, born into a poor family. As the years pass, he moves to a slum in the city, gets a brief education, flirts with militancy, and then, hungry for advancement, sets up a bottled water business, the ultimate symbol of the modern South Asian city a place where nothing works but everything can be had at a price. But as he leaves his past behind, one thing remains constant and true his love for the girl he met as a teenager. About The Author: Mohsin Hamid is the author of two acclaimed novels, most recently The Reluctant Fundamentalist, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in Lahore.