![]() ![]() Saina, wrapped up in the New York art scene, is embroiled in a love triangle brimming with comic missteps. Not that it takes Chang very long to get the hilarity rolling. the World - the debut novel by journalist Jade Chang - is so rich in conflict and pathos, it's hard to realize at first that it's a comedy. But there's one more problem on top of everything else: His family isn't exactly what you'd call functional. ![]() Forced to leave his fancy Bel Air estate, he gathers his family to embark on a cross-country road trip to their new home in the Catskills there, his eldest daughter Saina owns a farmhouse that represents the final remnant of Charles' once formidable wealth. A Chinese immigrant-turned-millionaire who owns a successful chemical company that makes artificial urea for the cosmetics industry, Charles has a lot to lose, and sure enough, he loses it all: His empire of "faux pee," as he self-deprecatingly calls it, has collapsed. It's 2008, and the financial crisis is wreaking havoc across the economic sphere. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Wangs Vs. ![]()
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