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Romance blossoms for students Nadia and Saeed, but their world is about to be turned upside down. Nikesh Patel reads Mohsin Hamid's Man Booker shortlisted novel about displacement.
Nadia and Saeed are two ordinary young people falling in love but their world is about to be turned upside down. Theirs is a story of a world in crisis and two humans travelling through it. Read by Nikesh Patel.
Mohsin Hamid is the author of four novels: Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia and now Exit West.
An extraordinary story of love, hope and displacement shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017.
Author: Mohsin Hamid
Reader: Nikesh Patel
Abridger: Penny Leicester
Producer: Elizabeth Allard.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Nikesh Patel |
| Author | Mohsin Hamid |
| Abridger | Penny Leicester |
| Producer | Elizabeth Allard |
Broadcast
- Mon 20 Nov 201722:45BBC Radio 4
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