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Exit West
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Mohsin Hamid
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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Exit West
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Publisher's Summary
Finalist for the Booker prize
The New York Times best-selling novel: an astonishingly visionary love story that imagines the forces that drive ordinary people from their homes into the uncertain embrace of new lands, from the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and the forthcoming The Last White Man.
In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet - sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair, and are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city. When it explodes, turning familiar streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts, they begin to hear whispers about doors - doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and for a price. As the violence escalates, Nadia and Saeed decide that they no longer have a choice. Leaving their homeland and their old lives behind, they find a door and step through...
Exit West follows these remarkable characters as they emerge into an alien and uncertain future, struggling to hold on to each other, to their past, to the very sense of who they are. Profoundly intimate and powerfully inventive, it tells an unforgettable story of love, loyalty, and courage that is both completely of our time and for all time.
What the critics say
10 Best Books of 2017, New York Times Book Review
Winner of The L.A. Times Book Prize for Fiction
Winner of The Aspen Words Literary Prize
“Moving, audacious, and indelibly human.” (Entertainment Weekly, “A” rating)
“It was as if Hamid knew what was going to happen to America and the world, and gave us a road map to our future...At once terrifying and...oddly hopeful.” (Ayelet Waldman, The New York Times Book Review)
What listeners say about Exit West
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- Evan Bennewies
- 2018-11-24
Unique as always
Thought-provoking and insightful while remaining as simple as possible. A very unique writing style, as with his other books, and quite engaging
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-07-23
this is so sad
I think im gonna cry 😢. I don't know. good book. I highly recommend, can finish easily in 1 sitting.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-03-30
A tale for our time
Loved the narration. A refreshing voice and much needed for this global story. A wonderful exploration of migration and coexistence.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-10-01
a beautifully written and inspiring book
totally enjoyed this book - beautifully written - hopeful - it made me reflect on the privilege of my life and hope for the future of humanity , and the massive human migrations presently underway and that we know are to come
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- Helen Polychronakos
- 2018-01-22
beautifully written. Compelling story.
Beautifully written. Compelling story. richly wrought characters. in other words, perfect. I want to buy the paper book...and read it.
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- Bethann McLaren
- 2018-02-08
A moving book, but the narration leaves something to be desired
This book was moving, fresh and unexpected. I loved the unexpected nod to magical realism. However I do feel the book would have been better served with a professional audiobook narrator or an actor. Author narration is almost always a bit disappointing. This really fantastic piece came from his mind, but his voice is monotone and stiff. I actually felt a little uncomfortable listening to some of the more sensitive and intimate scenes with his awkward narration.
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