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ⓘ About Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid is a British Pakistan novelist born in 1971. He is popularly known as the author of Moth Smoke (2000), How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013) and Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) and Exit West (2017). The author spent most of his childhood times in the United States from the age of 3 to 9 while his father enrolled for a Ph.D. at Stanford University. Later the author moved with his family back to Pakistan where he enrolled at Lahore American School. Aged 18, Hamid went back to the United States to further his studies, and in 1993 he graduated from Princeton University. Having studied under the writers Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates, he wrote his first draft novel for a workshop under Morrison. After college, Hamid returned to Pakistan to continue working on his book.
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Discontent and its Civilizations
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2014
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Who is Mohsin Hamid?
Mohsin Hamid is a British Pakistan novelist born in 1971. He is popularly known as the author of Moth Smoke (2000), How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013) and Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) and Exit West (2017). The author spent most of his childhood times in the United States from the age of 3 to 9 while his father enrolled for a Ph.D. at Stanford University.
Which Mohsin Hamid series should I start with?
Mohsin Hamid's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Moth Smoke (2000).
How many books has Mohsin Hamid written?
Mohsin Hamid has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2022. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Non-Fiction.
In what order should Mohsin Hamid's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 7 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Mohsin Hamid's books organised into series?
This guide splits Mohsin Hamid's 7 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (5 books); Non-Fiction (2 books).