{"product_id":"fixer-chao-a-novel-by-han-ong","title":"Fixer Chao: A Novel by Han Ong","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnopf:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cult classic and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBook of the Year, this sharp, insightful novel by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtributor Han Ong explores racial and social hierarchy, personal identity, and alienation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWilliam 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending razor-sharp satire with tenderness and psychological insight,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFixer Chao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraces 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.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52790224191781,"sku":"9780385552110","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/9780385552110.jpg?v=1784146757","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/fixer-chao-a-novel-by-han-ong","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}