Description
Through a brilliant array of voices and perspectives, author Mohsin Hamid tells the story of one love-struck Daru Shezad who, when fired from his banking job, instantly removes himself from the ranks of Pakistan's cell-phone-toting elite and plunges into a life of drugs and crime. But when a heist goes awry, Daru finds himself on trial for a murder he may or may not have committed. His uncertain fate mirrors that of Pakistan itself, animated by nuclear weapons and sapped by corruption.
Excerpts
Esquire...
"A first novel of remarkable wit, poise, profundity, and strangeness...Hamid is a writer of gorgeous, lush prose, and superb dialogue...Moth Smoke is a treat."
Reviews
...Mohsin Hamid's novel, part murder mystery and part social commentary, is set against the backdrop of Pakistan's shifting social strata. In the story of Daru Shezad's affair with his best friend's wife, the upper middle class is placed in sharp contrast with the underprivileged. Satya Bhabha has enough vocal dexterity to give the complex plot and scintillating characters the fluidity they need. Bhabha moves deftly between the female and male perspectives, skillfully capturing the story's rapid-fire conversations. Bhabha's ability to convey the dialogue of multiple characters, even differentiating between two or three male characters speaking at once, enhances Hamid's sprawling work. M.R. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Mohsin Hamid grew up in Lahore, attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School and worked for several years as a management consultant in New York. His first novel, Moth Smoke, was published in ten languages and was a winner of a Betty Trask award, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway award, and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
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