Crazy Rich Asians. By Kevin Kwan. First Edition, First Printing. Doubleday. New York, 2013.

Kevin Kwan is a novelist best known for his satires about race, class, and globalism. He was born in Singapore and moved to the U.S. as a child. He grew up in an affluent family, an experience often informing his fiction. He worked in media for several years before dedicating his time to writing. Crazy Rich Asians was his debut novel. It is a romantic comedy about a middle-class woman marrying into a rich Singaporean family. The novel became an international bestseller. Readers adored the cultural perspective made so relatable through universal themes. In 2018, the work was also adapted to the hugely successful film. It remains one of the most popular romantic comedies of the twenty-first century.

This first edition, first printing is in about-fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, about-fine with only bumping and soiling to spine. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, about-fine with only creases, bumping, and rubbing to edges.

An about-fine first edition of Crazy Rich Asians.