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Kevin Kwan
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"The only thing crazier than love is family" — "Crazy Rich Asians" movie tagline
"God forbid we lose the ancient Chinese tradition of guilting your children."
— line from the "Crazy Rich Asians" movie
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In 2018, Kevin was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
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Primary Works
For several weeks in 2018, the "Crazy Rich Asians" trilogy commanded the top three positions of the New York Times bestseller list.
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"Crazy Rich Asians: A Novel" [2013]
"China Rich Girlfriend: A Novel" [2015]
 | New York Times bestseller; Rachel and Nick are getting married in California; Rachel meets her biological father, who invites the couple to honeymoon in Shanghai . . .
Kindle Edition from Anchor Books/Random House [6/2015] for $11.99 Anchor Books mass pb [5/2016] for $11.47 Anchor Books 8x5¼ pb [5/2016] for $10.13 Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [6/2015] out of print/used book entry at Wikipedia |
"Rich People Problems: A Novel" [2017]
 | New York Times bestseller; matriarch Su Yi has a heart attack and is likely on her deathbed; Nick agrees to reconcile with his grandmother, while others in the family maneuver to inherit something, with much ado about the massive Tyersall Park estate . . .
Kindle Edition from Anchor Books/Random House [5/2017] for $11.99 Anchor Books mass pb [7/2018] for $15.27 {sic} Anchor Books 8x5 pb [5/2018] for $10.17 Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2017] for $21.94 book entry at Wikipedia |
 | "The Crazy Rich Asians" Trilogy Box Set [2018] Kindle Edition from Anchor [8/2018] for $29.99 Anchor 8x5¼x3¼ slipcover pb box set [10/2018] for $26.08 |
 | "Sex and Vanity: A Novel" [2020] by Kevin Kwan A young Asian-American woman finds herself torn between two men: the WASPy fiancé of her family's dreams and George Zao, the man that she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with Kindle Edition from Doubleday/Random House [6/2020] for $13.99 Vintage 8x5¼ pb [5/2021] for $10.41 Doubleday 9¼x6 hardcover [6/2020] for $18.89 | |
 | "Lies and Weddings: A Novel" [2024] New York Times bestseller by Kevin Kwan The trust fund of the future Earl of Greshambury has been depleted by decades of profligate spending; the solution put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother is that he attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort - a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs - and seduce a woman with money . . . Kindle Edition from Doubleday [5/2024] for $14.99 Random House US 10¼x6¾ pb [6/2024] for $26.02 Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2024] for $26.10 |
Other Works
 | "I Was Cuba: Treasures From The Ramiro Fernandez Collection" [2007] Edited by Kevin Kwan, Text by Reinaldo Arenas, Introduction by Peter Castro Chronicle Books 6½x10 hardcover [10/2007] out of print/many used Chronicle Books 6½x10 hardcover [10/2007] out of print/used |
 | "Luck: The Essential Guide" [2008] by Deborah Aaronson & Kevin Kwan Kindle Edition from HarperCollins e-books [10/2010] for $12.49 William Morrow hardcover [5/2008] for $20.38 |
Movies, Other Media
Kevin Kwan credits at Internet Movie Database
"Crazy Rich Asians" [Warner Bros. Pictures Aug 2018]
 | Filmed in Malaysia and Singapore; same basic story as the book, with several invented major scenes and a different ending Directed by Jon M. Chu; screenplay by Peter Chiarelli & Adele Lim, based on the novel by {exec producer} Kevin Kwan; music by Brian Tyler; starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr., Ken Jeong, Kheng Hua Tan, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Remy Hii, Nico Santos, Jing Lusi, Carmen Soo, Pierre Png, Fiona Xie, Victoria Loke, Janice Koh, Amy Cheng, Chieng Mun Koh, Calvin Wong, Constance Lau, Selena Tan, Kris Aquino • full credits at IMDb • official movie website • movie entry at Wikipedia Warner Home Video color Blu-ray [11/2018] for $12.41 Warner Home Video color DVD [10/2019] for $9.99 Warner Home Video color DVD [11/2018] out of prodn/used watch 4/2018 official trailer [2:24] online at YouTube TIME Magazine 15 August 2018 cover story |
 | music from the movie by Brian Tyler
soundtrack: WaterTower Music soundtrack CD [9/2018] for $13.98 soundtrack MP-3: WaterTower Music MP3 soundtrack album download [8/2018] 14 tracks for $11.49 film score: WaterTower Music music CD [8/2018] 24 tracks for $12.99 |
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"The Emperor of Malibu" TV series pilot episode [Warner Bros. TV/CBS-TV]
The family of a Chinese billionaire travels to the U.S. after he tells them that he is going to marry an American woman.
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sequel "Crazy Rich Asians 2 / China Rich Girlfriend" [Warner Bros. Pictures - in pre-production]
Announced 7/2018: Work on the screenplay for the sequel is already begun by Kevin Kwan; while in Hong Kong on the eve of their wedding, Rachel and Nick face
complications when Rachel finally meets her biological father, who happens to be a rich politician and pharmaceutical company owner •
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sequel "Rich People Problems" [in pre-production; DUE 2022?]
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it is predictable that each book will be made into a Broadway musical, but evidence has yet to appear (2020)
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