· Mohsin Hamid tries to convey the message that anyone, even the most liberals who oppose the American will and hegemony will be branded as fundamentalist as it has become the order of the day. Work Cited. Hamid, Mohsin. The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Karachi: Oxford, The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid is a short-yet-thought-provoking read about the after-effects of 9/ It is a first person narrative of a Pakistani Muslim residing in the States, and how his life gets tougher every passing day after the attack. With a subtle and unique narration style, the book does not fail to impress/5. Mohsin Hamid is the author of four novels -- Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, and Exit West -- and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civilizations. His writing has been translated into forty languages, featured on bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema/5(K).
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, by Mohsin Hamid, leaves the reader disturbed and questioning. Why does Changez adopt the rabid path that he does? Who really is the quiet and muscular American sitting across the table from Changez, sharp and cautious, with a metallic object by his chest, for which he repeatedly reaches upon sensing a threat?. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORT-LISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE The elegant and compelling novel about a Pakistani man's abandonment of his high-flying life in New York—an extraordinary portrait of a divided and yet ultimately indivisible world in America. Mohsin Hamid is a Pakistani novelist and consultant. His second novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, was widely acclaimed. This Paper discusses the issue of hybridity and identity struggle as experienced by the main character of the novel, Changez.
C on te n ts Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid is a short-yet-thought-provoking read about the after-effects of 9/ It is a first person narrative of a Pakistani Muslim residing in the States, and how his life gets tougher every passing day after the attack. With a subtle and unique narration style, the book does not fail to impress. In Hamid’s novel, who are we meant to see as the “fundamentalists”? The word “fundamental” frequently enters the novel when Changez relates his experience at Underwood Samson, a place where his coworkers are driven by a single-minded commitment to the “fundamentals,” “a single-minded attention to financial detail” (98).
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