Blogs about: Mohsin Hamid

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Reluctant fundamentalist in the bag at last!9 comments

cerno wrote 2 months ago: I finally got my grubby paws on a copy of Mosin Hamind’s latest book, “Reluctant fundame … more »

Tags: writing, third world, Culture, Life, South Asian Literature, South Asian writers, Books, South Asian Authors, Book Recommendations

The James Tait Black Memorial Prize

lambtonbookworm wrote 3 months ago: Image via Wikipedia I tipped Mohsin Hamid, for the 2007 Man Booker Prize with his novel The Relucta … more »

Tags: Literature, Reluctant Fundamentalist, James Tait Black Memorial Prizes, Man Booker Prize, Salman Rushdie, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Graham Greene, D.H. Lawrence

Air conditioning: third world's biggest status symbol 8 comments

cerno wrote 3 months ago: Air conditioning is the most common indicator of social status in the third world. Your degree of ac … more »

Tags: Sri Lanka, third world, Culture, Life, Society, South Asia, urban life Sri Lanka, Urban society in South Asia, Urban Life

JTB Shortlist Announced

Blind Man wrote 3 months ago: Back in February, I wrote that I was reading for the James Tait Black Memorial prize for literature. … more »

Tags: Literature, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Gee Williams, salvage, Alcemi, Edinburgh International Book Festival

[Book Review] The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Siddhartha wrote 3 months ago: Restrained to perfection. Thats how I see this masterpiece. Mohsin Hamid has painted an image that i … more »

Tags: Literature, 9/11, ethnicity, Muslim, New York, Pakistan, Reluctant Fundamentalist

James Tait Black Memorial Literary Prize4 comments

Blind Man wrote 5 months ago: I volunteered to read for the 2008 James Tait Black Memorial Literary Prize for fiction. It is a pr … more »

Tags: Book Review, Literature, Amanda Eyre Ward, Book Review, Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edward Docx, 'Forgive me', Gee Williams

Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist4 comments

kpowerinfinity wrote 5 months ago: Just finished reading The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Amazon, Wikipedia) written by Mohsin Hamid. The … more »

Tags: Reviews, 9/11, Fundamentalism, India, Pakistan, Terrorism, The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid

itsfine wrote 6 months ago: I was so longing to read some contemporary socio-political fiction and this book came along. Just at … more »

Tags: Book Reviews, Book Review, fundamentalist, reluctant, reluctant funadamentalist

Just Read: The Reluctant Fundamentalist6 comments

lazybug wrote 6 months ago: I had bought this book along with Measuring the World about a month or so back. Since then it has be … more »

Tags: Books, India, Pakistan, Politics, Religion, World, Asian Authors, Book Review, Penguin India

What iam reading now - Freakonomics4 comments

Liju Philip wrote 7 months ago: On this trip to Hyderabad, i bought some books from the book hawkers on the footpaths. The ones i … more »

Tags: book, Economics, Personal, Politics, Read, Benjamin Graham, Books, Finance, freakonomics

The Reluctant Fundamentalist1 comment

tgrignon wrote 7 months ago: A short book by Mohsin Hamid, this is a story of a Pakistani man’s reaction to America and is … more »

Tags: Miscellany, Pakistan, 9/11

Reviewed7 comments

Kunal wrote 9 months ago: Jab We Met [Movie] Brilliant movie - it is a must watch. The characters are realistic and very likea … more »

Tags: Reviews, Fear, Jab We Met, Jeff Abbott, Johnny Gaddar, Review, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Research: Octavia Butler1 comment

naysue wrote 10 months ago: In speaking with a fellow graduate student, I decided to change my research subject. While Donald Go … more »

Tags: Octavia Butler, donald goines, Caryl Phillip's Foreigners, Reluctant Fundamentalist

Asian authors make Man Booker Prize shortlist

theasianwriter wrote 10 months ago: Two Asian authors have made the shortlist for The Man Booker Prize 2007. Mohsin Hamid, who spoke t … more »

Tags: News, Man Booker Prize, asian writing, Indra Sinha

The Reluctant Fundamentalist1 comment

Polite Indian wrote 1 year ago: Ajit Oke has just finished reading the novel  The Reluctant Fundamentalist and writes about it And … more »

Tags: Books, Novel

Book Tag24 comments

Amrita wrote 1 year ago: Jawahara at Writing Life tagged me to come up with a list of Indian authors/books I’ve read or … more »

Tags: Personal, Review, Entertainment, Books, Fareed Zakaria, Gita Mehta, vs naipaul, homi bhabha, David Davidar

Reluctant Fundamentalist

thebrooks wrote 1 year ago:   Mohsin Hamid has written what looks like a fantastic read with The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The … more »

Tags: Politics, Islam, Fundamentalism

Why I am recomending a book I haven't read1 comment

cerno wrote 1 year ago: I’m definitely not being paid for it but I am anyway : risking credibility (the little that I … more »

Tags: third world, Colombo bloggers, Sri Lankan Blogosphere, Blogging, Travel, Sri Lankan Bloggers, South Asian Literature, South Asian Art, South Asian writers


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