- Format
- E-bog, ePub
- Engelsk
- 240 sider
Normalpris
Medlemspris
Beskrivelse
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
Detaljer
- SprogEngelsk
- Sidetal240
- Udgivelsesdato02-03-2017
- ISBN139780241979075
- Forlag Penguin Books Ltd
- FormatePub
Anmeldelser
Ulla D 6 19/01/2018
I'll admit it: I am completely infatuated with Mohsin Hamid. Everything he writes is exquisite, and Exit West is no exception. I pre-ordered it months before it was actually published and it far exceeded my very big expectations. This is in my view an extremely important book that explores why people decide to flee their home countries for freedom and safety, and how hard it is to make such a decision when you know that there is likely no turning back. How it changes you and your relationships in both positive and negative ways, how leaving is almost an act of murder in that you permanently cut out people that you care about from your life. I love everything about this novel; the writing, the characters, the setting in an unspecified country, the love story, and not least the brilliant use of magical realism that reflects how this world has become a very small place. I wish everyone in the western world would have an opportunity to read it.