Exit West
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Mohsin Hamid |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Mohsin Hamid |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) Riverhead Books (US) |
Publication date | March 2017 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 229 |
| Awards | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, Aspen Words Literary Prize |
| ISBN | 978-0735212206 |
| OCLC | 1014146826 |
Exit West is a 2017 novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid. It is Hamid's fourth novel. The main themes of the novel are emigration and refugee problems. The novel, which can be considered fantasy or speculative fiction, is about a young couple, Saeed and Nadia, who live in an unnamed city undergoing civil war and finally have to flee, using a system of magical doors that lead to different locations around the globe.
Scholars have analyzed Exit West for its suggestions about global politics, use of technology, and calls for better treatment of the environment.
Exit West won Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2017) and Aspen Words Literary Prize (2018) and was shortlisted for a number of other awards.