exit west

Mohsin Hamid

The New York Times bestselling novel: an astonishingly visionary love story that imagines the forces that drive ordinary people from their homes into the uncertain embrace of new lands. - Penguin Random House

Finalist for the Booker Prize & winner of the L.A. Times Prize for Fiction and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. (Photo: Jun Cen / The New Yorker)

Guest Speakers
Mohsin Hamid, author
Jacob Kurtzer, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Cassandra Falke, University of Tromsø
David Herd, Refugee Tales and University of Kent
Sarah Hanani Ahmad Tajuddin, Sunway University Malaysia
Anna Badkhen, author

livestream
recording

Hear from special guests Mohsin Hamid, Anna Badkhen, and Ruth Mukwana on conflict and displacement in Exit West and how it illuminates contemporary humanitarian crises. Moderated by Kirsten Gelsdorf.

chat recordings

Hear from our guest speakers as they discuss their thoughts about the novel’s plot, characters, and themes as they relate to urgent policy issues.

Jacob Kurtzer

Jacob Kurtzer joins us to discuss how life changes when conflict erupts. January 2023 | 44:58

David Herd

David Herd joins us to discuss Exit West and the Refugee Tales project. February 2023 | 42:08

Sarah Hanani Ahmad Tajuddin

Sarah Hanani Ahmad Tajuddin joins us to discuss the power of literature in humanitarian crises. February 2023 | 3:04

Sarah Hanani Ahmad Tajuddin joins us to discuss the role of identity in Exit West. February 2023 | 3:03