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A young Muslim American, Changez is living the American dream, with an education at an Ivy League college, high-paying job, and romance with Erica, a member of the elite New York social circles, until the events of September 11th turn his life upside down and force him to confront his personal allegiances. By the author of Moth Smoke.

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莫欣·哈米德（1971— ），出生于巴基斯坦第二大城市拉合尔，后进入美国普林斯顿大学主修公共与国际事务，毕业后入哈佛大学法学院深造，一九九七年获得法律博士学位。之后在纽约曼哈顿的财务管理公司担任管理顾问。现居伦敦。

二○○○年出版处女作《蛾烟》（Moth Smoke），获得贝蒂·特拉斯克奖并入围美国笔会海明威文学奖，被《纽约时报》选为年度好书。二○○七年出版《拉合尔茶馆的陌生人》，入围布克奖最终决选。