Moth Smoke

by Mohsin Hamid

Genres: Biographical; Cultural Heritage; Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Through a brilliant array of perspectives, author Mohsin Hamid tells the story of one love-struck Daru Shezad who, when fired from his banking job, instantly removes himself from the ranks of Pakistan’s cell-phone-toting elite and plunges into a life of drugs and crime. But when a heist goes awry, Daru finds himself on trial for a murder he may or may not have committed. His uncertain fate mirrors that of Pakistan itself, animated by nuclear weapons and sapped by corruption.

Release date: December 4, 2012

Publisher: Riverhead Books

Print pages: 288