A profoundly contemporary story about civil wars, unstable countries and refugees pouring to the cities of the West... beautifully written, with the ghost of Camus hovering at the edge of the frame
New Statesman
Beautifully written
Philip Pullman A fantastic piece of work, superbly considered and controlled, with a lovely stillness and wisdom at its heart
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist is an important book
Evening Standard
Masterful . . . A multi-layered and thoroughly gripping book, which works as a poignant love story, a powerful dissection of how US imperialist machinations have turned so many people against the world's superpower - and as a thriller that subtly ratchets up the nerve-jangling tension towards an explosive ending
Metro
Elegant, provocative . . . beautifully measured prose . . . a delicate meditation on the nature of perception and prejudice
Daily Mail
A quietly told, cleverly constructed fable of infatuation and disenchantment with America, set on the treacherous faultlines of current east/west relations, and finely tuned to the ironies of mutual - but especially American - prejudice and misrepresentation...increasingly tense...genuinely provocative...intelligent, highly engaging
Guardian
Gripping... remains taut until the final pages...an elegant and sharp indictment of the clouds of suspicion that now shroud our world
Observer
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