The Reluctant Fundamentalist
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| The Reluctant Fundamentalist | |
|---|---|
 Book cover |
|
| Author | Mohsin Hamid |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) Harcourt (US) |
| Publication date | April 2, 2007 |
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a novel by Mohsin Hamid that was published in 2007. The novel takes place during the course of a single evening in an outdoor Lahore cafe, where a bearded Pakistani man called Changez (the Urdu name for Genghis) tells a nervous American stranger about his love affair with, and eventual abandonment of, America. A short story adapted from the novel called "Focus on the Fundamentals" appeared in the fall 2006 issue of The Paris Review. A film adaptation of the novel by director Mira Nair is also in development.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Awards and nominations
The novel was shortlisted for the 2007 Booker Prize.[2] It also won an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award,[3] the South Bank Show Annual Award for Literature,[4] and several other awards.
[edit] Commercial reception
The novel became an international best-seller. It reached #4 on the New York Times Best Seller list.[5]
[edit] Academic reception
In 2009, the University of St Andrews announced that they would be sending a free copy of The Reluctant Fundamentalist to all of 1500 new undergraduates as part of a new incentive to "offer students a common topic for discussion and focus energies on reading and intellectual debate".[6] In 2008, Tulane University gave the novel to all new undergraduates as part of the Tulane University Reading Project.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Debesh Bannerjee (December 8, 2009). "'Politeness can kill you in movies'". Screen. http://www.screenindia.com/news/-Politeness-can-kill-you-in-movies-/551446/. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ Man Booker Prize - Prize Archive (2007)
- ^ Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - 73rd annual winners announced
- ^ Mohsin Hamid wins 2008 South Bank Show Award
- ^ The New York Times Best Seller List (April 29, 2007)
- ^ "St Andrews' Booker Prize Project", St Andrews Official Website, 01/06/2009
- ^ "Tulane University Reading Project", Tulane Official Website, 28/09/2009
[edit] External links
General
- Podcast of Mohsin Hamid discussing The Reluctant Fundamentalist on the BBC's World Book Club
- Excerpt from The Reluctant Fundamentalist in The Paris Review
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist Web Site
Reviews
- Reviews of The Reluctant Fundamentalist from Mohsin Hamid's website
- Review of The Reluctant Fundamentalist from the Village Voice
- Review of The Reluctant Fundamentalist from Metro
- Review of The Reluctant Fundamentalist from The Independent
- Review of The Reluctant Fundamentalist from The Observer
- Review of The Reluctant Fundamentalist from Blogcritics
- Review of The Reluctant Fundamentalist from EGO Magazine
- Review of The Reluctant Fundamentalist in Pakistani monthly political magazine Newsline
- Review of The Reluctant Fundamentalist in Democratiya, an online journal
 |
This article about a 2000s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
