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“I love the way Mohsin places us at the point where Westernized dreams hit a wall. Oftentimes, in South Asian literature, like White Tiger, when people are trying to get out of their situation, then they get stuck or they get crushed. If you don’t have the power, if you don’t have the wealth, if you don’t have the access, it happens. Moth Smoke is about this guy who’s stuck. But the story has propulsive energy to it.” Read more...
“A very lyrical and beautiful book, exploring the life of a junkie in Pakistan who also enjoys an upper-class lifestyle.” Read more...
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