
Mohsin Hamid and 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'
In a single monologue, the protagonist of Mohsin Hamid's sophomore novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, tells his life story to an American stranger over dinner in a Pakistani cafe. Hamid's first novel, Moth Smoke, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

Author Mohsin Hamid hide caption
Author Mohsin Hamid

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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