Moth Smoke
The acclaimed debut novel from the author of Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalistânow reissued in a fresh new paperback look across the Hamid backlist.
In Lahore, Daru Shezad is a junior banker with a hashish habit. When his old friend Ozi moves back to Pakistan, Daru wants to be happy for him. Ozi has everythingâa beautiful wife and child, an expensive foreign educationâand a corrupt father who bankrolls his lavish lifestyle.
As jealousy sets in, Daru's life slowly unravels. He loses his job, starts lacing his joints with heroin, becomes involved with a criminally-minded rickshaw driver, and falls in love with Ozi's lonely wife.
But how low can Daru sink? Is he guilty of the crime he finds himself on trial for?
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The acclaimed debut novel from the author of Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalistânow reissued in a fresh new paperback look across the Hamid backlist.
In Lahore, Daru Shezad is a junior banker with a hashish habit. When his old friend Ozi moves back to Pakistan, Daru wants to be happy for him. Ozi has everythingâa beautiful wife and child, an expensive foreign educationâand a corrupt father who bankrolls his lavish lifestyle.
As jealousy sets in, Daru's life slowly unravels. He loses his job, starts lacing his joints with heroin, becomes involved with a criminally-minded rickshaw driver, and falls in love with Ozi's lonely wife.
But how low can Daru sink? Is he guilty of the crime he finds himself on trial for?
