How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
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"How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia" is a satirical, second-person novel that follows an unnamed protagonist’s ruthless climb from poverty to wealth in a rapidly modernizing South Asian city, critiquing capitalism, self-help culture, and urban inequality.
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| How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Context triple: [Mohsin Hamid, notableWork, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia]
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Masters of Scale
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Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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Zero to One
"Zero to One" is a bestselling business and startup book by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel that explores how to build innovative companies that create entirely new markets rather than competing in existing ones.
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The Business of Happiness
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Target entity description: "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia" is a satirical, second-person novel that follows an unnamed protagonist’s ruthless climb from poverty to wealth in a rapidly modernizing South Asian city, critiquing capitalism, self-help culture, and urban inequality.
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A.
How to Make It in America
How to Make It in America is an HBO comedy-drama series that follows two young entrepreneurs hustling to succeed in New York City's fashion scene.
-
B.
Masters of Scale
Masters of Scale is a business and entrepreneurship podcast that explores how companies grow from startup to massive scale through interviews with leading founders and innovators.
-
C.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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D.
Zero to One
"Zero to One" is a bestselling business and startup book by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel that explores how to build innovative companies that create entirely new markets rather than competing in existing ones.
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E.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary fiction work
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Mohsin Hamid ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| critiques |
capitalist development in South Asia
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neoliberalism ⓘ self-help culture ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | unnamed protagonist ⓘ |
| followedBy | Exit West ⓘ |
| genre |
postcolonial fiction
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satire ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781594487293 ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | pretty girl ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
capitalism
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corruption ⓘ entrepreneurship ⓘ globalization ⓘ love ⓘ social mobility ⓘ urban inequality ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerson | second person ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | self-help book parody ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | instructive second-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending of satire and romance
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formal experimentation with self-help format ⓘ use of second-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 240 ⓘ |
| parodies | self-help literature ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Reluctant Fundamentalist ⓘ |
| protagonistArc | rise from poverty to wealth ⓘ |
| protagonistBackground | rural poverty ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | businessman ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Riverhead Books ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Riverhead Books ⓘ |
| setting |
rapidly modernizing urban environment
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unnamed South Asian city ⓘ |
| settingRegion | South Asia ⓘ |
| structure | divided into chapters framed as self-help steps ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th and early 21st century ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Mohsin Hamid ⓘ |
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Subject: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Description of subject: "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia" is a satirical, second-person novel that follows an unnamed protagonist’s ruthless climb from poverty to wealth in a rapidly modernizing South Asian city, critiquing capitalism, self-help culture, and urban inequality.
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