Exit West

An intriguing reading that shows the life of two lovers destined to live isolated

Exit West, as in the other books I have read by Mohsin Hamid, deals with present day issues that use the novel genre to
draw the reader into a more personal, caring understanding of problems faced by people in varied conditions. This one is about refugees. He uses an artifice, 'the doors,' to move the
couple we get to know from one country to another as we read about the difficulties (physical, emotional, etc.) they face and the strains on their relationship as they grow apart and define their futures.