Mohsin Hamid

"In un caffe di Labore, nel vecchio mercato di Anarkali, un giovane pakistano, Changez, racconta la propria storia a un cittadino americano incontrato apparentemente per caso. È la storia della sua ascesa come brillante analista finanziario a New York, del suo amore tragico per una bella e fragile fanciulla, e della sua caduta in disgrazia nei mesi successivi all''Undici settembre. Cos''e successo all''America? Cos''e successo a Changez? La sete di vendetta americana sembra averlo trasformato, controvoglia, in un pericoloso fondamentalista. E forse l''incontro nel caffe dei vecchio mercato non e avvenuto per caso. "

EXIT WEST

Una historia de amor, pérdida y redescubrimiento en tiempos de cambios inquietantes.Una mañana, al despertarse, un hombre descubre que se ha transformado. Durante la noche, la piel de Anders se ha oscurecido, y la imagen que le devuelve el espejo es la de un extraño. Al principio, solo comparte el secreto con Oona, una vieja amiga. Pero pronto empiezan a conocerse mas casos similares. En todas partes hay personas que han amanecido con un aspecto diferente, sin saber como sus familiares, amigos y vecinos van a reaccionar al verlas. Algunos ven estas transformaciones como un vuelco en el poder establecido, al que deben oponerse hasta las ultimas consecuencias. Muchos otros, como el padre de Anders y la madre de Oona, se debaten entre un sentimiento de perdida e inquietud y otro de profundo amor.A medida que el vinculo entre Anders y Oona se va fortaleciendo, estos cambios adquieren un matiz diferente: la oportunidad de experimentar una especie de renacimiento; la posibilidad de vernos a nosotros mismos, cara a cara, bajo una nueva luz.En la prosa lirica y reveladora de Mohsin Hamid, El ultimo hombre blanco eleva poderosamente nuestra capacidad de empatia y nos hace reflexionar sobre la raza, la diferencia de clases y la identidad. Una obra que permanece en el lector mucho despues de haber acabado sus paginas.Quizas, el trabajo mas importante de Hamid hasta la fecha Una vision extraordinaria delas posibilidades humanas.Ayad Akhtar, autor de Elegias a la patria

From the internationally bestselling author of Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling changeOne morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him. At first he tells only Oona, an old friend, newly a lover. Soon, reports of similar occurrences surface across the land.Some see in the transformations the long-dreaded overturning of an established order, to be resisted to a bitter end. In many, like Anders's father and Oona's mother, a sense of profound loss wars with profound love.As the bond between Anders and Oona deepens, change takes on a different shading: a chance to see one another, face to face, anew.'Gorgeously crafted . . . The Last White Man concludes on a note of hope, a door jarred open just enough to let transcendence pour through' O, the Oprah Magazine'The electric premise, borrowed from Kafka's The Metamorphosis, looks set to update a classic to make it urgently relevant' Evening Standard'A hypnotic race fable . . . In the hands of such a deft and humane writer as Hamid, a bizarre construct is moved far beyond any mere 'what if'' Guardian

Anders est un jeune homme sans histoires, il travaille dans une salle de gym. Un matin au réveil, il constate que sa couleur de peau a changé. Il ne comprend pas ce qui lui arrive, et décide de ne pas se rendre au travail, de ne plus sortir. Mais la faim aura raison de sa resolution, et il reprend egalement contact avec sa petite amie Oona. Au meme moment, des emeutes racistes eclatent dans la ville, on cherche a tuer les gens de couleur. Dont Anders, desormais. Ce dernier comprend qu'il n'est pas seul a subir cette mutation : de plus en plus de Blancs deviennent du jour au lendemain des personnes de couleur. Anders se cache alors chez son pere, gravement malade, tout en revoyant Oona. Quelque temps apres, le pere d'Anders meurt. Lors de son enterrement, dans son cercueil a moitie ouvert, tout le monde dans l'assistance a deja perdu sa peau blanche : il est le dernier homme blanc. Ecrit a la maniere d'une parabole, ce court roman nous interpelle sur la question raciale et la violence dans nos societes occidentales. Traduit de l'anglais (Pakistan) par Colin Reingewirtz.

Une grande ville au bord de la guerre civile, quelque part au Moyen-Orient. Saïd y rencontre Nadia, une jeune femme indépendante et déterminée. Jour après jour, les explosions, les échanges de tirs e

Your anguish is the anguish of a boy whose chocolate has been thrown away, whose remote controls are out of batteries, whose scooter is busted, whose new sneakers have been stolen. This is all the more remarkable since youve never in your life seen any of these things...

Une grande ville au bord de la guerre civile, quelque part au Moyen-Orient. Saïd y rencontre Nadia, une jeune femme indépendante, sensuelle et déterminée. Jour après jour, les explosions, les échange

From the twice Booker-shortlisted author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling changeOne morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him. At first he tells only Oona, an old friend, newly a lover.Soon, reports of similar occurrences surface across the land. Some see in the transformations the long-dreaded overturning of an established order, to be resisted to a bitter end. In many, like Anderss father and Oonas mother, a sense of profound loss wars with profound love.As the bond between Anders and Oona deepens, change takes on a different shading: a chance to see one another, face to face, anew.A transformative tale . . . compellingly readable and strangely musical GuardianWith this big-hearted novel of ideas, Mohsin Hamid confronts challenging truths with insight, wisdom, and - above all else - limitless compassion Tayari Jones, An American Marriage

Finalista do Man Booker Prize 2017 Num cenário de guerra, é possível o amor e a esperança. A história do amor furtivo de Nadia e Saeed tem lugar numa cidade não nomeada cheia de postos de controlo e

Finalista do Man Booker Prize 2007 e do Commonwealth Writers Prize Uma noite, num café em Lahore, o narrador conhece um homem misterioso. Este convida-o para tomar um chá e conta-lhe uma história. É o relato da sua ida para a America, quando era jovem, e de como abraçou o sonho ocidental. O primeiro da sua turma em Princeton, foi contratado por uma corporaço de topo e prospera em Nova Iorque. E a sua paixo pela bonita e elegante Erica e uma promessa de entrada na alta sociedade de manhttan. Mas, apos o 11 de Setembro, a sua identidade sofre uma mudança, revelando fidelidades mais fortes do que o dinheiro, o poder e talvez ate mesmo o amor por Erica. Quando anoitece, o narrador assiste ao desvanecer do sonho e da vida daquele homem ja menos misterioso, bem como ao desfilar dos seus sentimentos de raiva e traiço. Por fim, as razes para aquele cha tornam-se absolutamente claras... Livro da decada para o The Guardian Melhor livro do ano para o The Washington Post e o San Francisco Chronicle

Discontent and its Civilizations is the essential first collection of non fiction from Mohsin Hamid.Discontent and its Civilizations collects the best of Mohsin Hamids writing on subjects as diverse and wide-ranging as Pakistan; fatherhood; the death of Osama Bin Laden and the writing of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.Unified by the authors humane, clear-headed and witty voice, the book makes a compelling case for recognizing our common humanity while relishing our diversity - both as readers and citizens; for resisting the artificial mono-identities of religion or nationality or race; and for always judging a country or nation by how it treats its minorities, as Each individual human being is, after all, a minority of one.Mohsin Hamid writes regularly for The New York Times, the Guardian and the New York Review of Books, and is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Moth Smoke and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, he has since lived between Lahore, London and New York.Mohsin Hamid is a master critic of the modern global condition, using humanization, wit, parody and other devices to examine how the fast pace of social and economic change has affected the individualForeign PolicyThe new voice of a generation. A writer at the top of his gameMetroOne of the most talented writers of his generationDaily TelegraphMohsin Hamid writes regularly for The New York Times, the Guardian and the New York Review of Books, and is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Moth Smoke and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, he has since lived between Lahore, London and New York.

Anders est un jeune homme sans histoires, il travaille dans une salle de gym. Un matin au réveil, il constate que sa couleur de peau a changé. Il ne comprend pas ce qui lui arrive, et décide de ne pas se rendre au travail, de ne plus sortir. Mais la faim aura raison de sa resolution, et il reprend egalement contact avec sa petite amie Oona.Au meme moment, des emeutes racistes eclatent dans la ville, on cherche a tuer les gens de couleur. Dont Anders, desormais. Ce dernier comprend quil nest pas seul a subir cette mutation : de plus en plus de Blancs deviennent du jour au lendemain des personnes de couleur. Anders se cache alors chez son pere, gravement malade, tout en revoyant Oona.Quelque temps apres, le pere dAnders meurt. Lors de son enterrement, dans son cercueil a moitie ouvert, tout le monde dans lassistance a deja perdu sa peau blanche : il est le dernier homme blanc.Ecrit a la maniere dune parabole, ce court roman nous interpelle sur la question raciale et la violence dans nos societes occidentales.Traduit de langlais (Pakistan) par Colin Reingewirtz.

«La nova novel·la de Hamid és crua, poètica i espantosament profètica.» BBC En un país sense nom i abocat a un conflicte imminent dos joves es coneixen i s’enamoren. La Nadia, valenta i independent

Una historia de amor, perdida y redescubrimiento enátiempos de cambios inquietantes.Una mañana, al despertarse, un hombre descubre que se ha transformado. Durante la noche, la piel de Anders se ha oscurecido, y la imagen que le devuelve el espejo es la de un extraño. Al principio, solo comparte el secreto con Oona, una vieja amiga. Pero pronto empiezan a conocerse mas casos similares. En todas partes hay personas que han amanecido con un aspecto diferente, sin saber como sus familiares, amigos y vecinos van a reaccionar al verlas. Algunos ven estas transformaciones como un vuelco en el poder establecido, al que deben oponerse hasta las ultimas consecuencias. Muchos otros, como el padre de Anders y la madre de Oona, se debaten entre un sentimiento de perdida e inquietud y otro de profundo amor.A medida que el vinculo entre Anders y Oona se va fortaleciendo, estos cambios adquieren un matiz diferente: la oportunidad de experimentar una especie de renacimiento; la posibilidad de vernos a nosotros mismos, cara a cara, bajo una nueva luz.En la prosa lirica y reveladora de Mohsin Hamid, El ultimo hombre blanco eleva poderosamente nuestra capacidad de empatia y nos hace reflexionar sobre la raza, la diferencia de clases y la identidad. U

A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick - Booker Gems THENEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017WINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZEAstonishingZadie SmithStunningSpectatorExtraordinaryTLSAn extraordinary story of love and hope from the bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist All over the world, doors are appearing. They lead to other cities, other countries, other lives. And in a city gripped by war, Nadia and Saeed are newly in love. Hardly more than strangers, desperate to survive, they open a door and step through. But the doors only go one way. Once you leave, there is no going back.*Coming soon as a major Netflix film - produced by Michelle and Barack Obama and starring Riz Ahmed*One of the years most significant literary worksThe New York TimesA masterpieceMichael ChabonAddictively readable and brilliantly written. FantasticMail on Sunday

Moth Smoke is the first novel by Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant FundamentalistYou know youre in trouble when you cant meet a womans eye, particularly if the woman happens to be your best friends wife.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, Darus life slowly unravels. He loses his job. Starts lacing his joints with heroin. Becomes involved with a criminally-minded rickshaw driver. And falls in love with Ozis lonely wife.But how low can Daru sink? Is he guilty of the crime he finds himself on trial for?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 poorThe TimesFast-paced, intelligent . . . pulls us, despite ourselves, into its spiralling wakeNew YorkerA subtly audacious . . .prodigious descendant of hard-boiled lit and film noir. A steamy and often darkly amusing book about sex, drugs, and class warfare in postcolonial AsiaVillage VoiceStunning, a hip page-turnerLos Angeles TimesSharply observed, powerful, evocativeFinancial TimesA novel of remarkable wit, poise, profundity, and strangeness. A treatEsquireMohsin Hamid is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist,Moth Smoke and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. His fiction has been translated into over 30 languages, received numerous awards, and been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has contributed essays and short stories to publications such as the Guardian, The New York Times, Financial Times, Granta, and Paris Review. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, he spent part of his childhood in California, studied at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and has since lived between Lahore, London, and New York.

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is Mohsin Hamids spectacular, thought-provoking novel of modern Asia In this keenly-awaited follow-up to his bestselling The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsin Hamid confirms his place as a radically inventive story-teller with his finger on the worlds pulse.The astonishing and riveting tale of a mans journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it steals its shape from the business self-help books devoured by youths all over rising Asia. It follows its nameless hero to the sprawling metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on the most fluid and increasingly scarce of goods: water. Yet his heart remains set on something else, on the pretty girl whose star rises alongside his, their paths crossing and re-crossing in a love affair sparked and snuffed out again by the forces that careen their fates along.The hero of the story could be any one of us, hungry for a different life. And ours too could be the fate that awaits him . . .Fast-paced, vivid and emotionally absorbing, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia creates two unforgettable characters who find moments of transcendent intimacy in the midst of shattering change.Praise for How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia: Even more intriguing, compelling and moving than The Reluctant Fundamentalist. A marvellous book Philip Pullman This brilliantly structured, deeply felt book is written with the confidence and bravura of a man born to write. Hamid is at the peak of his considerable powers here, and delivers a tightly paced, preternaturally wise book about a thoroughly likable, thoroughly troubled striver in the messiest, most chaotic ring of global economy. Completely unforgettable Dave Eggers Mohsin Hamid is one of the best writers in the world, period. Only a master could have written this propulsive tale of a striver living on the knifes edge, a noir Horatio Alger story for our frenetic, violent times Ben FountainWritten in the most compelling second person since Jay McInerneys Bright Lights, Big City, with which it also shares a sharp take on our frenetic, urban lives, Hamids novel proves that the most compelling fiction today is coming from South AsiaDaily BeastMohsin Hamid is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Moth Smoke. His fiction has been adapted for the cinema, translated into over 30 languages, received numerous awards, and been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has contributed essays and short stories to publications such as the Guardian, The New York Times, Financial Times, Granta, and the New Yorker. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, he spent part of his childhood in California, studied at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and has since lived between Lahore, London and New York.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORT-LISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEOVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEThe elegant and compelling literary fiction novel about a Pakistani mans abandonment of his high-flying life in New Yorkan extraordinary post-9/11 portrait of a divided and yet ultimately indivisible world.At a cafe table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. He begins to tell the story of a man named Changez, who is living an immigrants dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by an elite valuation firm. He thrives on the energy of New York, and his budding romance with elegant, beautiful Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his relationship with Erica shifting. His own identity enters a seismic shift as well, a profound identity crisis unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and maybe even love.

Mohsin Hamid traz humor corrosivo em livro que faz paródia de manuais de autoajuda.O paquistanês Mohsin Hamid é uma das grandes revelações da literatura recente em língua inglesa. A vivacidade de sua