“The glint of catastrophe”. An Interview with Mohsin Hamid

In August 2020, as the whole world was still reeling from human and economic effects of Covid-19 pandemic, Paul Veyret interviewed Mohsin Hamid through Zoom at his home in Lahore. The conversation started off with considerations on limits politically fraudulent nature Imran Khan’s “Naya Pakistan”, then embarked upon an exploration Hamid’s four novels, Moth Smoke, Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get filthy Rich Rising Asia Exit West. develops view Pakistani fiction, different crises emerging nations are undergoing, how Sufi philosophy Italo Calvino underpin writing.