Mohsin Hamid

In his first book of nonfiction, Hamid, author of three novels including The Reluctant Fundamentalist and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, presents a selection of the essays and articles he’s published in papers and magazines around the world. Looking at the last fifteen years from his triple perspective as a temporary resident of Lahore, London, and New York City, Hamid considers the war on terror as a struggle not against a country but against a concept, the perceived enemy being pluralism. (Riverhead)

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COVER TO COVER BOOK GROUP

Anderson’s welcomes the Cover to Cover Book Group, a club that focuses on fiction books. This month’s title is Mohsin Hamid’s How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. Please read the book, and join our lively discussion. New members are invited to participate, but are asked to please call and register: (630) 355-2665. MONDAY, MAY 19 at 7:00 PM Anderson's Two Doors East | 111 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville

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“A showcase for its author’s audacious talents… both an affecting and highly specific tale of love and ambition, and a larger metaphorical look at the startling social and economic changes that are … changing the lives of millions” Michiko Kakutani, in her “10 Favorite Books of 2013,” The New York Times “Wonderfully astringent… Hamid is a sly witness to a traditional culture’s dizzying trajectory—supermodels stalk city billboards; a drone hovers ominously in the sky—but his satiric impulse gives way to compassion for the intimacies that keep us tethered in a rapidly changing world.” Vogue “This is one of those original works that are also resonant as a record of human experience and geo-political shift, and a strong argument for Hamid as one of the most important writers working today. An enjoyable read no matter who ‘you’ are.” The Daily Beast Mohsin Hamid's first novel, Moth Smoke, won the Betty Trask Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Prize. His second, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a bestseller in the United States and abroad, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Hamid contributes to Time, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among others. He lives in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Mohsin Hamid, the bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist will be at Warwick's on Thursday, March 6th at 7:30pm to discuss and sign his novel How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. Reserved Seating is available, call Warwick's for details or to purchase (not available to purchase online).

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"Mr. Hamid reaffirms his place as one of his generation's most inventive and gifted writers." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"A globalized version of The Great Gatsby." Hamid's book is nearly that good." --Alan Cheuse, NPR

"Marvelous and moving." --TIME Magazine

From the internationally bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the boldly imagined tale of a poor boy's quest for wealth and love.

His first two novels established Mohsin Hamid as a radically inventive storyteller with his finger on the world's pulse. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia meets that reputation--and exceeds it. The astonishing and riveting tale of a man's journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it steals its shape from the business self-help books devoured by ambitious youths all over "rising Asia." It follows its nameless hero to the sprawling metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on that most fluid, and increasingly scarce, of goods: water.

Yet his heart remains set on something else, on the pretty girl whose star rises along with his, their paths crossing and recrossing, a lifelong affair sparked and snuffed and sparked again by the forces that careen their fates along. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is a striking slice of contemporary life at a time of crushing upheaval. Romantic without being sentimental, political without being didactic, and spiritual without being religious, it brings an unflinching gaze to the violence and hope it depicts. And it creates two unforgettable characters who find moments of transcendent intimacy in the midst of shattering change.

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The Octavia Books Book Club invites you to a discussion of The Reluctant Fundamentalist By Mohsin Hamid.

“Elegant and chilling . . . his tale has an Arabian Nights–style urgency: the end of the story may mean the death of the teller.”—The New York Times Book Review The Octavia Books Book Club meets at 10:30AM on the 3rd Saturday morning of each month (except December) and is open to book lovers. Please feel welcome to join us!

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Studying a book or film can be a short-cut to consigning it to boredom. But our Texts in the City series – a gift to students, their teachers and lifelong learners – brings the VCE English and Literature lists to life.

Each week, our hosts – authors Lili Wilkinson and Tony Birch – will interview experts intimately familiar with the texts, unearthing those hidden gems that could help your essay shine.

This week’s text is Pakistani novelist Moshin Hamid’s 2007 book, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. (rodneyvc)… (mehr)

Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

Book Group This month the Discover Great New Writers Book Group will be discussing The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid and Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala. New members are always welcome to join the discussion! (hinzugefügt von Barnes & Noble)… (mehr)