{"product_id":"fixer-chao-9780385552110","title":"Fixer Chao","description":"\u003cb\u003eA cult classic and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year, this sharp, insightful novel by \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Han Ong explores racial and social hierarchy, personal identity, and alienation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending razor-sharp satire with tenderness and psychological insight, \u003ci\u003eFixer Chao\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2303835\"\u003eHan Ong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outsider Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385552110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385552114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC052000\"\u003eSatire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC069000\"\u003eCity Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC054000\"\u003eAsian American \u0026amp; Pacific Islander\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHan Ong has written two novels, \u003ci\u003eFixer Chao, \u003c\/i\u003efirst published by FSG in 2001, and \u003ci\u003eThe Disinherited, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2004. His stories are in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZoetrope: All-Story. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship for Fiction, a fellowship at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, and the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin. \u003ci\u003eFixer Chao \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year in 2001, and \u003ci\u003eThe Disinherited \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for a LAMBDA Book Award in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outsider Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50341147377901,"sku":"9780385552110","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/fixer-chao-9780385552110","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}