Moth Smoke - Softcover

"A rare glimpse into modern-day Pakistan . . . The voices that emerge are sarcastic and sad, a lively lament . . . reminiscent of V. S. Naipaul and Salman Rushdie."-Carolyn Alessio, "The Chicago Tribune" "It's Hamid's achievement that we remain charmed by Daru throughout; the fast- paced, intelligent narration pulls us, despite ourselves, into his spiralling wake."-"The New Yorker" "Not often does one find a first novel that has the power of imagination and skill to orchestrate personal and public themes of these consequences and achieve a chord that reverberates in one's mind. "Moth Smoke" is one of the two or three best novels I have read this year."-Nadine Gordimer "[A] brisk, absorbing novel . . . Hamid steers us from start to finish with assurance and care."-Jhumpa Lahiri, "The New York Times Book Review" "A first novel of remarkable wit, poise, profundity, and strangeness . . . Hamid is a writer of gorgeous, lush prose and superb dialogue .

Mohsin Hamid grew up in Lahore, Pakistan. He studied at Princeton under Toni Morrison and Harvard Law, and currently lives in New York City.