Changez ka Bayan (Hindi)

Changez Ka Bayan - (Hindi) The Reluctant Fundamentalist is the Hindi translation of the acclaimed book The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Written by the celebrated Pakistani writer Hamid Mohsin The Reluctant Fundamentalist presents the vivid sketch of a Pakistani living in America. This book follows the unconventional storytelling format of the frame story wherein the entire novel is interspersed into individual stories taking place within other stories. Literally a story within a story this novel received much critical praise upon its publication.The story starts off and takes place over the course of an evening in a Lahore cafe. Changez a bearded Pakistani starts telling a nervous-looking American about his past life in America and his eventual relocation to Pakistan. The flashback starts with Changez’s college life in the USA where he completes his Bachelor’s in Finance from Princeton University. This young chap after a vacation in Greece soon joins a consultancy firm as an analyst. He soon meets Erica an aspiring writer and is instantly smitten by her. Erica however has a different story and is still recovering from her childhood sweetheart’s death.The story keeps shifting between his professional life and his personal life. Professionally Changez is ambitious and eager to please his seniors. He gets earmarked by his seniors for a better post and he is soon sent to offshore assignments in Valparaíso and the Philippines. The story takes several unexpected turns and goes on to showcase the evolution of the main character in an intricate manner.Changez Ka Bayan - (Hindi) The Reluctant Fundamentalist was published by Penguin UK in 2008 and is available in the form of a paperback. This book is the language of Hindi.Key Features:The novel was adapted into a film directed by Mira Nair which premiered at the 2012 Venice Film Festival.The Reluctant Fundamentalist was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2007 and won the South Bank Show Annual Award for Literature as well as an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.