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Interview with Mohsin Hamid author of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist"

Last Updated on Friday, 30 April 2010 16:04

Mohsin Hamid

Author Reading and conversation with Mohsin Hamid from his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist which was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize 2008. It was conducted by Amina Yaqin at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Senate House, University of London, October 2007.

Author Biography: Mohsin Hamid grew up in Lahore, Pakistan. He received his higher education at Princeton University and Harvard Law School in the United States. He worked for several years in Management Consultancy in New York and then as a freelance journalist in Lahore. He now lives and works in London. His first novel, Moth Smoke, was published in the UK in 2000 by Granta and has been translated into more than ten languages. It won a Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Pen-Hemmingway Award. His second novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, appeared in 2007 with Hamish Hamilton. The novel was shortlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize. Mohsin is also a journalist whose essays have appeared in publications as diverse as Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post and, in this country, The Independent and The Guardian.

Brief Description

Mohsin Hamid reads from his novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist which was shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize. In addition to the author reading Mohsin is also in conversation with Dr Amina Yaqin covering a range of topics including his influences, growing up in Lahore, the reception of his novel in the United States and the United Kingdom as well as the importance of history in his writing.

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