Mohsin Hamid

Born 1971

From Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan · Nationality: United Kingdom, Pakistan · Writes fiction

Books by Mohsin Hamid in order

Books by Mohsin Hamid in the order they were published, from Moth Smoke (2000) to Last White Man (2022).

If you like Mohsin Hamid

Kamila ShamsieA Pakistani novelist writing in English about politics, family, and the post-9/11 world, close to Hamid's concerns in The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Nadeem AslamA Pakistani novelist whose fiction covers war, migration, and communities in South Asia, with a similar seriousness about political violence.
Amitav GhoshA South Asian novelist who writes about migration, colonial history, and the movement of people across borders.
Teju ColeA writer whose short, observant novel Open City shares Hamid's focus on a single narrator moving through a city and reflecting on identity.
Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA novelist who writes about migration, race, and identity across Nigeria, the United States, and beyond, with an interest in how people are seen by others.
Jhumpa LahiriA writer of diaspora fiction about South Asian immigrants in the United States, with a restrained prose style and themes of belonging.

Maps for Lost Lovers
Nadeem Aslam
Set in a British-Pakistani community shadowed by violence and suspicion, this lyrical, richly layered novel shares Hamid's concern with diaspora, faith and the cost of belonging.
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A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Mohammed Hanif
A darkly comic thriller about power and conspiracy in Pakistan's military state. Its sharp, mischievous voice and political unease will appeal to you if you admire Hamid's blend of satire and sorrow.
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Home Fire
Kamila Shamsie
You'll feel at home in this spare, politically charged novel about a British-Pakistani family caught between loyalty and the state. Like Hamid's work, it explores migration and identity with a quiet urgency.
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Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A witty, clear-eyed story of a Nigerian woman who moves between Lagos, America and England. Its sharp observations about migration, race and home will resonate with the questions at the heart of Hamid's novels.
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