An ordinary story of love and hope from the bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted creator of The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
This is Nadia. She is fiercely independent with a very good sense of humour and a love of smoking on my own on her balcony late at night.
This is Saeed. He’s sweet and shy and kind to strangers. He also has a balcony but he uses his for stargazing.
This is their story: a love story, but in addition a story about how we are living now and how we might live the next day. Saeed and Nadia are falling in love, and their city is falling apart. Here’s a world in crisis and two human beings travelling through it.
Exit West is a heartfelt and radical act of hope-a novel to restore your faith in humanity and within the power of imagination.