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The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (view source)
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I have been wondering about the staying power of Hamid's book: how much of it will remain when we all forget the almost-forgotten Afghanistan war (as most of us probably already forgot the India-Pakistani tensions that are the main fuel of Changez' transformation); when we forget the renditions scandal (so crucial and yet only very briefly hinted in the text). Sadly, it's hard to imagine US agents ceasing to venture abroad to carry out their secret imperial assignments: I can't envisage ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' losing its topicality for quite a while yet.
Monica Ali's [[Brick Lane]] offers a different but also intensely personal take on the Indian subcontinent immigrant experience, while Rose Tremaine's [[The Road Home]] is a delightful story of an Eastern European one. For a non-fiction comment and analysis of America's empire recent misbehaviours, read [[Interventions]] by Noam Chomsky. We also have a review of [[How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid]].
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