Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamidis a British Pakistani novelist and writer. His novels are Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia...
NationalityPakistani
ProfessionWriter
CountryPakistan
america years half
I was 30 when 9/11 happened and I had lived exactly 15 years of life in America, so I was half American. I was a full-fledged New Yorker.
strong thinking asia
I think there's really strong social stratification in South Asia.
wife soldier perception
Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.
eye my-own paid
I was, in my own eyes, a veritable James Bond — only younger, darker, and possibly better paid.
people different analysis
Lived religion is a very different thing from strict textual analysis. Very few people of any faith live their lives as literalist interpretations of scripture.
terrorism natural strikes
When terrorism strikes, divisive anger is a natural response.
dirty men white
Yes, Manila had its slums; one saw them on the drive from the airport: vast districts of men in dirty white undershirts lounging idly in front of auto-repair shops - like a poorer version of the 1950s America depicted in such films as Grease.
tourists nomad feels
When I travel, I feel more like a nomad than a tourist.
growing-up boys poverty
I did not grow up in poverty. But I did grow up with a poor boy's sense of longing, in my case not for what my family had never had, but for what we had had and lost.
fruit share fattening
The fruits of labor are delicious, but individually they’re not particularly fattening. So don’t share yours, and munch on those of others whenever you can.
opportunity land cities
Farmers and people who make a living from the land are finding it impossible to survive. So the first step is to get out of that place. Come to the city where there are opportunities.
people needs different
When people talk about the death of the novel, they are speaking of the need for the birth of something different.
stars memories kids
My earliest memories are of watching Star Trek and MASH while my parents barbecued chicken in the back yard. I was an American kid, through and through.
machines television produce
When the machine of a human being is turned on, it seems to produce a protagonist, just as a television produces an image.