The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Reviewed by: Bruce Riley Ashford
If you are interested in a slim little novel that is both informative and inflammatory, you have found your book. Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist is about one young Pakistani’s initial infatuation with America and his ensuing disillusionment. It is an allegory meant to instruct Americans about the global community’s perceptions of their country.
The hero is Changez, a young Pakistani from Lahore. Hamid frames the story by means of … [Read More]