He had embraced the Western dream, but his outlook changes after 9/11. Narrated in a monologue form, the story starts in a cafe in Lahore, as the protagonist Changez recounts his story to an unidentified American man.Ĭhangez is a Princeton graduate who had previously worked in a Manhattan financial firm. Though, I’ve heard a lot about the movie, I haven’t watched it as yet. The Reluctant Fundamentalist was also made into a movie in 2012. His first novel is the highly acclaimed, Moth Smoke. It was also shortlisted for the Man Bookers Prize. Published in 2007, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid‘s second novel. The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a highly entertaining work of fiction. In this day and age where big novels with minimum 400 pages has become a norm, this short but fantastic book comes as a breather.
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