Exit West
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In a nameless city on the brink of civil war, two young people — Saeed and Nadia — fall into each other's orbit just as the world around them begins to collapse. Mohsin Hamid's Exit West chronicles their desperate and tender love story against a backdrop of conflict and displacement, introducing a quietly surreal conceit: mysterious doors that open onto distant corners of the world, carrying migrants from one fractured reality to another. The novel is not merely a refugee story — it is a profound meditation on belonging, loss, and the courage it takes to begin again. Hamid writes with a spare, almost fable-like clarity that strips modern geopolitical crisis down to its most human elements, presenting the refugee experience not as a political abstraction but as a deeply personal reckoning. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2017, Exit West secured Hamid's place among the most important voices in contemporary world literature. Equal parts love story and social allegory, it leaves the reader asking not where these doors lead — but whether any of us truly know the place we call home.
Author: Mohsin Hamid
Format: Paperback
Published: 2017, Riverhead Books
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Secondhand book: generally 'Very Good' to 'Excellent'. These are books which may have some slight wear and tear or sun fading on the edges. There may be an inscription at the front.
In a nameless city on the brink of civil war, two young people — Saeed and Nadia — fall into each other's orbit just as the world around them begins to collapse. Mohsin Hamid's Exit West chronicles their desperate and tender love story against a backdrop of conflict and displacement, introducing a quietly surreal conceit: mysterious doors that open onto distant corners of the world, carrying migrants from one fractured reality to another. The novel is not merely a refugee story — it is a profound meditation on belonging, loss, and the courage it takes to begin again. Hamid writes with a spare, almost fable-like clarity that strips modern geopolitical crisis down to its most human elements, presenting the refugee experience not as a political abstraction but as a deeply personal reckoning. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2017, Exit West secured Hamid's place among the most important voices in contemporary world literature. Equal parts love story and social allegory, it leaves the reader asking not where these doors lead — but whether any of us truly know the place we call home.