When the machine of a human being is turned on, it seems to produce a protagonist, just as a television produces an image. Mohsin Hamid humanimagemachine Change image and share on social
Most Muslims do not 'choose' Islam in the way that they choose to become doctors or lawyers, nor even in the way that they choose to become fans of Coldplay or Radiohead. Most Muslims, like people of any faith, are born into their religion. Mohsin Hamid bearchoosecoldplay share on social
I think there's really strong social stratification in South Asia. Mohsin Hamid asiasocialsouth Change image and share on social
I think I've always been drawn to the second person. When I was growing up and playing with my friends, the usual way we interacted with imaginary worlds was as characters: a bench was 'your' boat, leaves on a lawn were the fins of sharks out to get 'you.' Mohsin Hamid benchboatcharacter share on social
Americans need to educate themselves, from elementary school onward, about what their country has done abroad. And they need to play a more active role in ensuring that what the United States does abroad is not merely in keeping with a foreign policy elite's sense of realpolitik but also with the American public's own sense of American values. Mohsin Hamid abroadactiveamerican share on social
Oftentimes I deliberately put ambiguity into my books so that... the reader is left with an echo of: 'How much of this was from me?' Mohsin Hamid ambiguitybookdeliberately Change image and share on social
As a child I read all kinds of stuff, whether it was 'Asterix and Obelix' and 'Tin Tin' comic books, or 'Lord of the Rings,' or Frank Herbert's sci-fi. Or 'The Wind in the Willows.' Or 'Charlotte's Web.' Mohsin Hamid asterixbookcharlotte share on social
I think there's a natural link between the fact that our self is a story that we make up and that we're drawn to stories. It resonates, in a way. Mohsin Hamid drawfactlink Change image and share on social
America's strength has made it a sort of Gulliver in world affairs: By wiggling its toes it can, often inadvertently, break the arm of a Lilliputian. Mohsin Hamid affairamericaarm Change image and share on social
I come from an enormous and very close family. I have over a dozen aunts and uncles in Pakistan, dozens of cousins. I have many close friends. I have received so much love in Lahore that the city always pulls me. Mohsin Hamid auntcityclose share on social