It's very easy, if you come from a place like Pakistan, to imagine that there's a narrative of American aggression towards the place that you come from. But that, in itself, is just a political view. Mohsin Hamid aggressionamericaneasy Change image and share on social
I think if you say that art and politics, or religion and politics, mustn't mix, don't mix, that is itself a political statement. Even if you are writing a 19th-century novel where the money comes from a plantation in the Caribbean and you don't talk about that, that itself is a political thing. Mohsin Hamid 19thartcaribbean share on social
There is a huge sense of loneliness as people leave villages and move to cities. It's hard to find that human connection as you move away from where you started. Mohsin Hamid cityconnectionfind Change image and share on social
Growing up in Pakistan in the 1980s, I lived in the shadow of a tyrannical state. Mohsin Hamid 1980sgrowlive Change image and share on social
Certainly, historically, there has been more attention given in the international media to Indian English-language writers than to Pakistani English-language writers. But that, in my opinion, was justified by the sheer number of excellent writers coming from India and the Indian diaspora. Mohsin Hamid attentioncomediaspora share on social
I am a strong believer in the intertwined nature of the personal and the political; I think they move together. Mohsin Hamid believerintertwinemove Change image and share on social
Islam is not a race, yet Islamophobia partakes of racist characteristics. Mohsin Hamid characteristicislamislamophobia Change image and share on social
I was 30 when 9/11 happened and I had lived exactly 15 years of life in America, so I was half American. I was a full-fledged New Yorker. Mohsin Hamid americaamericanfledge Change image and share on social
When I'm writing well, I feel happy. And when I go too long without writing, I begin to implode. Mohsin Hamid beginfeelhappy Change image and share on social
I don't want to be a propagandist or say that Pakistan is just great. There are problems, but it is a much more complex place than we are given to believe. Mohsin Hamid complexgreatpakistan Change image and share on social