Author | Mohsin Hamid |
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Audio read by | Mohsin Hamid |
Language | English |
Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) Riverhead Books (US) |
Publication date | March 2017 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 229 |
Awards | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, Aspen Words Literary Prize |
ISBN | 978-0735212206 |
OCLC | 1014146826 |
Exit West is a 2017 novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid. It is Hamid's fourth novel. The main themes of the novel are emigration and refugee problems.[1] The novel, which can be considered fantasy or speculative fiction,[2] is about a young couple, Saeed and Nadia, who live in an unnamed city undergoing civil war and finally have to flee, using a system of magical doors that lead to different locations around the globe.[3]
Scholars have analyzed Exit West for its suggestions about global politics, use of technology, and calls for better treatment of the environment.[4]
Exit West won Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2017)[5] and Aspen Words Literary Prize (2018)[6][7] and was shortlisted for a number of other awards.
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