![]() ![]() ![]() However, in Mohsin Hamids The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Usually, this is what comes to mind when there is mention of a fundamentalist. ![]() It is a pejorative term usually associated with religious fanaticism. And Changez’s own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and maybe even love. Fundamentalism is a strict adherence to a set of ideas or beliefs that are conservative in nature. He thrives on the energy of New York, and his budding romance with elegant, beautiful Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his relationship with Erica shifting. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by an elite valuation firm. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter.Ĭhangez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. When Mohsin Hamid came to discuss it at the Guardian book club, several readers mentioned the protracted gestation of. Hamid has done something extraordinary with this novel.” ( Washington Post)Īt a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a small book that took a long time to write. “Extreme times call for extreme reactions, extreme writing. A Washington Pos t and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year ![]()
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