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About Exit West. FINALIST FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE & WINNER OF THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR FICTION and THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE “It was as if Hamid knew what was going to happen to America and the world, and gave us a road map to our future… At once terrifying and … oddly hopeful.” —Ayelet Waldman, The New York Times Book Review
Exit West is a novel written by British-Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, published in 2017.The narrative follows the story of Nadia and Saeed, two young lovers living in an unnamed city on the brink of civil war. As their city becomes increasingly dangerous, the couple discovers the existence of mysterious doors that serve as portals to different parts of the world.
27 de feb. de 2017 · Key Facts about Exit West. Full Title: Exit West. When Published: February 27, 2017. Literary Period: Contemporary. Genre: Migrant Literature, Contemporary Fiction. Setting: The novel begins in an unnamed country, but its protagonists are quickly forced to migrate to Mykonos, London, and finally Marin, California.
10 de mar. de 2017 · An old man from Brazil crosses to Amsterdam, meets another old man, and wordlessly falls in love. While contemplating suicide, a man in England comes across a portal to Namibia, where he remakes ...
1 de mar. de 2017 · Mohsin Hamid's new novel imagines a country, never specified, swollen with refugees from an ongoing conflict — and a series of mysterious doors that appear, offering escape, but also displacement.
17 de mar. de 2017 · Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West is a disconcertingly timely novel, one about migration, refugees, terrorism, and the rise of jingoistic nativism in the West. If it were cheaply done or sentimental, it ...
Exit West. Author: Mohsin Hamid Genre: Magical realism Publication Date: 2017 Introduction. Exit West tells the story of Saeed and Nadia, two lovers whose city is torn apart when militants overthrow their country’s government.As the destruction intensifies, news spreads of magical doors to locations around the world. Saeed and Nadia find a door and leave everything behind to build a new life ...
