They say that truth is stranger than fiction – well, that’s something Singaporean novelist Kevin Kwan would be happy to testify to.
The situations that his characters experience in his bestselling Crazy Rich Asians series are truly out of this world. There are spectacular parties attended by pop stars and flauntings of wealth that would make the folks in The Great Gatsby look positively modest. Characters go on shopping sprees around the world, attend parties grander than palaces, and live in homes with more artwork than an art gallery.