Bibliograph

Exit west, Mohsin Hamid

Type

Label

Exit west, Mohsin Hamid

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

NC1660L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Exit west

Medium

large print

Responsibility statement

Mohsin Hamid

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print core

Summary

In an unidentified country, young Saeed and burqa-wearing Nadia flee their home after Saeed's mother is killed by a stray bullet and their city turns increasingly dangerous due to worsening violent clashes between the government and guerillas. The couple joins other migrants traveling to safer havens via carefully guarded doors. Through one door, they wind up in a crowded camp on the Greek Island of Mykonos. Through another, they secure a private room in an abandoned London mansion populated mostly by displaced Nigerians. A third door takes them to California's Marin County. In each location, their relationship is by turns strengthened and tested by their struggle to find food, adequate shelter, and a sense of belonging among emigrant communities

Target audience

adult

Classification