Han Ong (47 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * A cult classic and Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, this sharp, insightful novel by New Yorker contributor Han Ong explores racial and social hierarchy, personal identity, and alienation. William Paulinha--a resourceful gay Filipino sex worker barely getting by in New York--is determined to turn his life around when he crosses paths with Shem C., an on-the-rise author now disgraced and exiled from both his marriage and the city's literary inner circle. Furious at the world that cast him out, Shem finds in the intelligent and pliable William the perfect accomplice for his plans. Under Shem's tutelage, William reinvents himself as "Master Chao," an enigmatic Feng Shui consultant catering to New York's wealthiest and most self-satisfied classes. As doors swing open and fortunes are arranged and rearranged, William is pulled ever deeper into the private anxieties and secret desires of the powerful, discovering just how much people will pay to believe that even their moral rot can be purified and saved. Blending razor-sharp satire with tenderness and psychological insight, Fixer Chao traces a dazzling ascent built on illusion and audacious transformation. By turns funny, devastating, and electrifying, Ong's writing asks what it takes to remake oneself in America--and what, if anything, remains when the performance finally ends.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE A cult classic and Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, this sharp, insightful novel by New Yorker contributor Han Ong explores racial and social hierarchy, personal identity, and alienation.William Paulinhaa resourceful gay Filipino sex worker barely getting by in New Yorkis determined to turn his life around when he crosses paths with Shem C., an on-the-rise author now disgraced and exiled from both his marriage and the citys literary inner circle. Furious at the world that cast him out, Shem finds in the intelligent and pliable William the perfect accomplice for his plans.Under Shems tutelage, William reinvents himself as Master Chao, an enigmatic Feng Shui consultant catering to New Yorks wealthiest and most self-satisfied classes. As doors swing open and fortunes are arranged and rearranged, William is pulled ever deeper into the private anxieties and secret desires of the powerful, discovering just how much people will pay to believe that even their moral rot can be purified and saved.Blending razor-sharp satire with tenderness and psychological insight, Fixer Chao traces a dazzling ascent built on illusion and audacious transformation. By turns funny, devastating, and electrifying, Ongs writing asks what it takes to remake oneself in Americaand what, if anything, remains when the performance finally ends. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * A cult classic and Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, this sharp, insightful novel by New Yorker contributor Han Ong explores racial and social hierarchy, personal identity, and alienation. William Paulinha--a resourceful gay Filipino sex worker barely getting by in New York--is determined to turn his life around when he crosses paths with Shem C., an on-the-rise author now disgraced and exiled from both his marriage and the city's literary inner circle. Furious at the world that cast him out, Shem finds in the intelligent and pliable William the perfect accomplice for his plans. Under Shem's tutelage, William reinvents himself as "Master Chao," an enigmatic Feng Shui consultant catering to New York's wealthiest and most self-satisfied classes. As doors swing open and fortunes are arranged and rearranged, William is pulled ever deeper into the private anxieties and secret desires of the powerful, discovering just how much people will pay to believe that even their moral rot can be purified and saved. Blending razor-sharp satire with tenderness and psychological insight, Fixer Chao traces a dazzling ascent built on illusion and audacious transformation. By turns funny, devastating, and electrifying, Ong's writing asks what it takes to remake oneself in America--and what, if anything, remains when the performance finally ends.…

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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Trade Sized Paperback with Printed Flaps. First Printing. Subtitled, "An International Literary Magazine". Illustrated cover. 160 pages. AS NEW.not read. In original shrinkwrap. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without spine creases and square. No tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Farrar Straus, 2004. First Edition. A fine copy in black boards with silver spine lettering in a fine photographic dustwrapper. Both book and jacket are pristine, with the book apparently unread. A Filipino man who has lived three decades in the U. S. returns to Manila to inherit a small fortune which he intends to give away. Then the trouble starts. "Piercing observations about contemporary culture," said the New York Times. Han Ong is a MacArthur fellow. This is his second book after Fixer Chao. He has signed on the title page. Signed by Author(s).…

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Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Paperbound with map,very good condition. Isbn 983994424X ISBN : 98399442X INV#J-32.