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Novels:

The Last White Man

The Last White Man

Anders wakes up one morning to discover that he is dark. But when he went to bed the night before, he was white. He tells his girlfriend Oona, and together they navigate a world where this predicament begins to spread.

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Exit West

Exit West

Young lovers Saeed and Nadia flee their ravaged city in a changing world where strange black doors open and, suddenly, billions of people can move.

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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

You, a poor village boy, want above all else to achieve fantastic wealth. Here, in twelve steps, is how to do so. Just please try not to lose your heart to that pretty girl along the way.

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Tense and possibly American, you encounter a bearded stranger at a cafe in Lahore. His name is Changez. He left behind a high-flying career and love affair in New York. And night has begun to fall.

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Moth Smoke

Moth Smoke

Darashikoh Shezad is an ex-banker, pot-smoker, and downwardly mobile heroin addict who also happens to have fallen for his best friend's wife. He is on trial. You are to be his judge.

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Essays:

Discontent and Its Civilizations

Discontent and Its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London

Collected essays on life, art, and politics from 2000-2014, with musings on topics ranging from writing, migration, fatherhood, and the Pakistan arts scene to drones, religion, war, and being regularly stopped at airports.

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