By Mohsin Hamid. One boy's rise and fall in a sprawling Asian metropolis. In this episode: the move to the city and seizing an education. Show more

By Mohsin Hamid. The tale of one boy's rise and fall in a sprawling Asian metropolis. In this episode, love threatens to derail the quest to become filthy rich. Show more

By Mohsin Hamid. One boy's rise and fall in a sprawling Asian metropolis. In this episode, idealism presents a further hurdle in the quest to become filthy rich. Show more

Paul Bhattacharjee reads Mohsin Hamid's novel on modern Asia, which follows one boy's rise and fall in the sprawling metropolis. In this episode, learn from a master. Show more

The next step to becoming filthy rich in rising Asia - befriend a bureaucrat. Show more

The next step to becoming filthy rich in rising Asia - be prepared to use violence. Show more

The story of one boy's rise and fall in a sprawling Asian metropolis. In this episode, after the rise to filthy richness - the fall. Show more

After the rise and fall from filthy richness - love, and an exit strategy. Show more

Paul Bhattacharjee reads Mohsin Hamid's groundbreaking new novel on modern Asia. Today: the next step in becoming filthy rich in Asia - work for yourself. Show more

The next step to becoming filthy rich in rising Asia - patronise the artists of war. Show more