An evening with pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist

A conversation with Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Cubberley Auditorium. Mohsin Hamid was born in 1971 in Lahore. He grew up mostly in Pakistan but spent part of his childhood in California and returned to America to attend Princeton University and Harvard Law School. His first novel, Moth Smoke (2000), told the story of an ex-banker and heroin addict in contemporary Lahore. It was published in 10 languages and became a cult hit in Pakistan, where it was made into a television miniseries. It was also the winner of a Betty Trask Award, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and a New York Times notable book of the year. It is being adapted for the cinema by Rahul Bose. His second novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), recounted a Pakistani man's abandonment of his high-flying life in New York. Published in 20 languages, it became a bestseller in both America and Pakistan. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Decibel Award, won the South Bank Show Award for Literature, and was a New York Times notable book of the year. Film rights have been optioned by Mira Nair. Mohsin Hamid's website: http://www.mohsinhamid.com/