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It is the effect of scarcity; one's rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper.
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Four thousand years ago, we, the people of the Indus River basin, had cities that were laid out on grids and boasted underground sewers, while the ancestors of those who would invade and colonize America were illiterate barbarians.
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Mohsin Hamid
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Born:
1971
(age 53)
Bio:
Mohsin Hamid is a British Pakistani novelist and writer. His novels are Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.
Known for:
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007)
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013)
Moth Smoke (2000)
Exit West (2017)
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