Tash Aw is Malaysian writer and I really enjoyed his Five Star Billionaire. Tongue in cheek it might be described as if instead of a rom-com Crazy Rich Asians was a rags-to riches revenge story, as a cast of both privileged and impoverished 20-somethings come to Shanghai as the future races at them full blast. As the they dream and scheme, and some pull strings, the fast-paced story, is both funny and heart-breaking but always gripping.
by econoquist