Tom's guest today is the acclaimed Pakistani novelist and essayist Mohsin Hamid . He’s the author of insightful and quirky novels like Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia . In his latest work, Exit West , he explores the complexities and punishing challenges of being a refugee. With hints of fantasy and a trenchant analysis of the human condition, Hamid writes fiction that forces us to listen and essays that compel us to question the common wisdom.