Moth Smoke: A Novel - 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, and attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School. His work has appeared in The New York Times. He currently lives in New York City.