ANEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERSHORT-LISTEDFORTHEMANBOOKERPRIZEOVERONEMILLIONCOPIESSOLDWORLDWIDETheelegantandcompellingnovelaboutaPakistaniman’sabandonmentofhishigh-flyinglifeinNewYork--anextraordinaryportraitofadividedandyetultimatelyindivisibleworldinAmericapost-9/11.Atacaf矇tableinLahore,abeardedPakistanimanconverseswithanuneasyAmericanstranger.HebeginstotellthestoryofamannamedChangez,whoislivinganimmigrant’sdreamofAmerica.AtthetopofhisclassatPrinceton,heissnappedupbyanelitevaluationfirm.HethrivesontheenergyofNewYork,andhisbuddingromancewithelegant,beautifulEricapromisesentryintoManhattansocietyatthesameexaltedlevelonceoccupiedbyhisownfamilybackinLahore.ButinthewakeofSeptember11,Changezfindshispositioninhisadoptedcitysuddenlyoverturned,andhisrelationshipwithEricashifting.AndChangez’sownidentityisinseismicshiftaswell,unearthingallegiancesmorefundamentalthanmoney,power,andmaybeevenlove.
