The Last White Man
The Last White Man is a 2022 novel by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid. It is Hamid's fifth novel.[1] The main themes of the book are love, loss, change, and identity.[2] The novel belongs to the genre of Magic realism, and it is about a white man, Anders, who one morning wakes up to find himself changed to a darker skin color and a different, unfamiliar appearance. Soon, more people begin to experience the same changes, and society finds itself divided and puzzled with questions about race, privilege, loss, love, belonging.[3]
Author | Mohsin Hamid |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date | August 2, 2022 |
ISBN | 9780593538814 |
References
- "The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- Gunaratne, Guy (2022-08-03). "The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid review – a hypnotic race fable". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- "'The Last White Man' spins a deft, if narrow, fantasy about identity". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
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