Fixer Chao2001
by Han Ong
"When William Narciso Paulinha, a Filipino street hustler, meets Shem C, a disreputable, social-climbing writer embittered by his lack of success, the Feng Shui scam of the century is born. Under Shem C's guidance, Paulinha assumes the persona of Master Chao, a revered Feng Shui practitioner from Hong Kong.
Distorting the Eastern concept of Feng Shui - the mystical Chinese art of creating a harmonious environment that promises its followers peace and prosperity - to accommodate Western demands, they peddle their peculiar brand of this holistic philosophy among New York City's elite.".
"As this latter-day confidence man cuts a swath through upper-crust society, his biting observations form a comic picaresque of class resentment and revenge. But the fraud spirals out of control, and events...