The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist--------------------------------------------------At a cafe table in Lahore, a Pakistani man converses with a stranger.As dusk deepens to dark, he begins the tale that has brought him tothis fateful meeting...Among the brightest and best of his graduatingclass at Princeton, Changez is snapped up by an elite firm and thriveson New York and the intensity of his work. And his infatuation withfragile Erica promises entree into Manhattan society on the exaltedfooting his own family once held back in Lahore. For a time, it seemsas though nothing will stand in the way of Changez's meteoric riseto personal and professional success: the fulfillment of the immigrant'sdream. But in the wake of September 11, he finds his position in thecity he loves suddenly overturned, and his budding relationship withErica eclipsed by the reawakened ghosts of her past. And Changez'sown identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances morefundamental than money, power, and perhaps even love.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Mohsin Hamid grew up in Lahore, attended PrincetonUniversity and Harvard Law School and worked for several years as amanagement consultant in New York. His first novel, Moth Smoke, waspublished in ten languages, won a Betty Trask award, was a finalistfor the PEN/Hemingway award, and was a New York Times Notable Bookof the Year. Mohsin Hamid currently lives, works and writes in London.