Exit West
British and Pakistani novelist, born 1971.
Exit West is a 2017 novel by Mohsin Hamid. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2017.
On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Mohsin Hamid
- First published
- 2017
- Length
- 240 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2017
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Migration and identity, Magical realism, Love story
Is Exit West worth reading?
2 of the 14 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2017) | Shortlist | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 75 | See the list |
Best edition of Exit West
The edition we link to is the Penguin paperback (2018), 240 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin (paperback, 2018)
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9780241979068
How critics, prizes and readers rate Exit West
Prize juries and critics rate it about equally: it earned 22% on prize lists and 18% on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Exit West
If you liked Exit West, try The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Midnight's Children or Beloved.
