The release date for the English version of 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' by
Mohsin Hamid is Apr 2007. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A bearded Pakistani guy talks to an apprehensive American stranger at a café table in Lahore. He starts telling the story that has led them to this crucial meeting as twilight turns into darkness.
Changez is seeing America like an immigrant would. A prestigious valuation business picks him up when he is at the top of his class at Princeton. His developing relationship with the refined and gorgeous Erica offers him admittance into Manhattan society at the same high level formerly held by his own family in Lahore. He thrives on the excitement of New York.
However, Changez learns that his status in his chosen city has abruptly changed in the aftermath of September 11 and that his relationship with Erica has changed. Furthermore, Changez's personal identity is undergoing a seismic upheaval that is revealing allegiances deeper than those to money, power, or even love.