Moth Smoke
ISBN: 9780241953938
Author : Mohsin Hamid
Published: 2019
Publisher: Penguin
Number of pages: 320
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 198×129
Author : Mohsin Hamid
Published: 2019
Publisher: Penguin
Number of pages: 320
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 198×129
Description
Discover this surprising gem - the sharp, funny and irresistible debut novel from the bestselling author of Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalist 'Subtly audacious . . . A steamy and often darkly amusing book about sex, drugs, and class warfare in postcolonial Asia' Village Voice'You know you're in trouble when you can't meet a woman's eye, particularly if the woman happens to be your best friend's wife...'In Lahore, Daru Shezad is a junior banker with a hashish habit. When his old friend Ozi moves back to Pakistan, Daru wants to be happy for him. Ozi has everything: a beautiful wife and child, an expensive foreign education - and a corrupt father who bankrolls his lavish lifestyle.As jealousy sets in, Daru's life slowly unravels. He loses his job. Starts lacing his joints with heroin. Becomes involved with a criminally-minded rickshaw driver. And falls in love with Ozi's lonely wife.But how low can Daru sink? Is he guilty of the crime he finds himself on trial for?
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