by Mohsin Hamid (Author)
Pakistan, Summer 1998: hot, with a late monsoon and the occasional nuclear test. In Lahore, Daru Shezad loses his job. While the jet set parties behind high walls, the economy crumbles and Daru's electricity is cut off. Soon he has fallen for his best friend's wife, started mixing heroin with his hash and joined forces with a criminal rickshaw driver. Moth Smoke is the story of Daru's spectacular downfall: a bittersweet tale of politics and corruption, of friendship and betrayal.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 15 Mar 2001
ISBN 10: 1862074054
ISBN 13: 9781862074057
Book Overview: Winner of a 2001 Betty Trask Award for a first novel by a young author.