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Moth Smoke
Mohsin Hamid
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Description for Moth Smoke
Paperback. In Lahore, Daru Shezad is a junior banker with a hashish habit. When his old friend Ozi moves back to Pakistan, Daru wants to be happy for him. Ozi has everything: a beautiful wife and child, an expensive foreign education - and a corrupt father who bankrolls his lavish lifestyle. As jealousy sets in, Daru's life slowly unravels. He loses his job. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 230.
Discover this surprising gem - the sharp, funny and irresistible debut novel from the bestselling author of Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalist
'Subtly audacious . . . A steamy and often darkly amusing book about sex, drugs, and class warfare in postcolonial Asia' Village Voice
'You know you're in trouble when you can't meet a woman's eye, particularly if the woman happens to be your best friend's wife...'
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Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241953938
SKU
V9780241953938
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99-99
About Mohsin Hamid
MOHSIN HAMID writes regularly for The New York Times, the Guardian and the New York Review of Books, and is the author of Exit West, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Moth Smoke, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia and Discontent and its Civilizations. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, he has since lived between Lahore, London and New York.
Reviews for Moth Smoke
Sharply observed, powerful, evocative
Financial Times
A first novel of remarkable wit, poise and profundity. A treat
Esquire
A vivid portrait of contemporary young Pakistani life, where frustration and insecurity feed not only the snobbery, decadence and aspirations of the rich, but also the resentment of the poor
The Times
A rare glimpse into ... Read more
Financial Times
A first novel of remarkable wit, poise and profundity. A treat
Esquire
A vivid portrait of contemporary young Pakistani life, where frustration and insecurity feed not only the snobbery, decadence and aspirations of the rich, but also the resentment of the poor
The Times
A rare glimpse into ... Read more