Kevin Kwan

Singaporean-born American novelist86 QUOTES

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Kevin Kwan is a Singaporean-born American novelist and writer, known for his satirical fiction. He has 86 quotes on the site. He is best known for the novels Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend, and Rich People Problems, which satirize wealth and social status. His later book, Lies and Weddings, was released in June 2024.

“It would have been amazing to have been a student at Oxford during that golden moment in the 1910s, rubbing elbows with the likes of Aldous Huxley and T.E. Lawrence, before World War I shattered everything forever.”

WAR

“I wanted to introduce a contemporary Asia to a North American audience.”

REFLECTIONS

“I sort of wanted to reveal this other side of Asia: Southeast Asia, where the Chinese have been wealthy for generations and have different ways of relating to money. I wanted to sort of reveal this world to readers.”

MONEY CHINESE SAYINGS

“Growing up in Singapore, I wasn't allowed to visit China. So when I was finally able to go there after the country began opening up to tourism in the 1990s, I found it to be utterly astounding.”

REFLECTIONS

“One of the dreams on my wish list is to spend more time in Thailand.”

DREAMS TIME

“I love romantic comedies more than anything.”

LOVE

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