A fast read but it operates on many levels. Set in Pakistan, it follows the life journey of a boy from a village who moves to the city and makes it big. It is his story, divided into chapters based on the author's overriding concept of a self-help book for becoming rich (as the title says...) with each chapter devoted to a particular piece of advice or strategy, such as "Get and Education", "Don't Fall in Love", "Be Prepared to Use Violence", etc. Each chapter is an illustration of the importance of each self-help principal.
It is all set amidst a rather tongue-in-cheek introduction to the perils and curiosities of the self-help genre. Interwoven is a wistful mostly unrequited love story that remains somehow sad. The story of the main character's lives is the Chase, followed by Loss.
Interspersed are witty little comments and asides that provide glimpses of the frustrations, craziness, and pressures of life in modern Pakistan.
An heavy book recounted in a light and traipsing town.
Worth a reread.
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