Episode 4: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, Refugees and Magical Realism

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Coconut Juice Book Club

Ravi, Steven, Zainab

19 episodes

1 month ago

Welcome to Coconut Juice, the podcast you never knew you needed and the bookclub you’ve always wanted to join but never had the time to. We think that BAME authors are marginalised and very much underrepresented, so come and join us as we add some diversity to the existing literary landscape.

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Episode 4: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, Refugees and Magical Realism

Coconut Juice Book Club

43 minutes 11 seconds

6 years ago

Episode 4: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, Refugees and Magical Realism

A lively discussion between the CJ bookclub trio, Rav, Steven and Zainab, fuelled by Pakistani author, Mohsin Hamid's Man Booker nominated novel, Exit West.

This book is all about refugees and migration so that's what we talk and learn about — did you know that 85% of the world's displaced people are in developing countries? Surprised? Same! The way the media portrays it, you would think that a substantial amount are in Europe, but that is very much not the case.

Mohsin Hamid's writing is poetic and beautiful and his take on the refugee crisis will surprise you. With doors that transport you from one city to another, crossing borders is a thing of the past. We meet Nadia and Saeed, who meet against the backdrop of war, this is their story.