Exit West
A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick – Booker Prize Gems
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3.8 • 100 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick - Booker Gems
THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017
WINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE
'Astonishing' Zadie Smith
'Stunning' Spectator
'Extraordinary' TLS
An extraordinary story of love and hope from the bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist
All over the world, doors are appearing.
They lead to other cities, other countries, other lives.
And in a city gripped by war, Nadia and Saeed are newly in love.
Hardly more than strangers, desperate to survive, they open a door and step through.
But the doors only go one way.
Once you leave, there is no going back.
*Coming soon as a major Netflix film - produced by Michelle and Barack Obama and starring Riz Ahmed*
'One of the year's most significant literary works' The New York Times
'A masterpiece' Michael Chabon
'Addictively readable and brilliantly written. Fantastic' Mail on Sunday
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Exit West is a triumph of the imagination. The novel turns the current migrant crisis into a page-turning read that’s as beautiful and surprising as it is a gut punch. Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, makes you care deeply about his complex, flesh-and-blood protagonists, Nadia and Saeed. After their unnamed city descends into violence, the couple embark on a jaw-dropping journey. Every page of Hamid’s novel crackles with gorgeous prose, suspense, sparkling dialogue and compassion.
Customer Reviews
Disappointing
Girl and boy fall in love. Become migrants. Travel from country to country through undefined portals. Live in a fictional - but believable - London, before moving onto California where the split up. Ultimately disappointing, although thought provoking in parts.
Exit west
Beautiful story loved it !
Exit West
What a beautiful book. Full of love and hope.