Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw

Five Star Billionaire, a Novel

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 2, 2013

Tash Aw discusses his novel, Five Star Billionaire, which captures the vibrancy of China today and paints a portrait of the booming world of Shanghai, a city of grand ambitions and outsize dreams.

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