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Through the City of Desire
General Fiction穿过欲望之城
(uk) Mohsin Hamid
The international version of "The Great Gatsby" has been named Book of the Year by 15 of the world's mainstream media! Readers from all over the world rushed to recommend this novel that makes people laugh and cry. I spent my whole life chasing money, only to realize that what I really wanted was love. In a remote village, there was a boy who had never seen a scooter, chocolate or sneakers. One day, his parents decided to move the family to the city, and the boy's fate took a huge turn. Like any big city, the boy's new home is a place of endless possibilities. He secretly made up his mind that his goal in life is to become a rich man. For this goal, he can pay any price. The boy seized every opportunity and fate favored him. However, as he grew older, he gradually realized what he really desired...
The international version of "The Great Gatsby" has been named Book of the Year by 15 of the world's mainstream media! Readers from all over the world rushed to recommend this novel that makes people laugh and cry. I spent my whole life chasing money, only to realize that what I really wanted was love. In a remote village, there was a boy who had never seen a scooter, chocolate or sneakers. One day, his parents decided to move the family to the city, and the boy's fate took a huge turn. Like any big city, the boy's new home is a place of endless possibilities. He secretly made up his mind that his goal in life is to become a rich man. For this goal, he can pay any price. The boy seized every opportunity and fate favored him. However, as he grew older, he gradually realized what he really desired...

A Stranger Returning to His Hometown
General Fiction回到故乡的陌生人
(uk) Mohsin Hamid
A sensational hit in the United States! Booker Prize finalist! Along with "The Kite Runner" and "The Da Vinci Code", it was selected into the Guardian's "Books That Defined the World of the Decade" list. We will travel to many places in our life, but there is only one place called hometown. This is the story of a young man chasing his dreams and then being shattered. Changazi, who grew up in Pakistan, was admitted to Princeton University at the age of eighteen and worked at a prestigious consulting firm in New York after graduation. During a trip, he fell in love with an upper-class American girl. However, all this was destroyed by the sudden September 11th incident. He experiences identity confusion and faith struggles, and his work and love are also affected. On the other side of the earth, his homeland is facing the threat of war. Years later, in a teahouse in his hometown of Lahore, Changazi told all this to a mysterious stranger. And their fates are unknowingly intertwined...
A sensational hit in the United States! Booker Prize finalist! Along with "The Kite Runner" and "The Da Vinci Code", it was selected into the Guardian's "Books That Defined the World of the Decade" list. We will travel to many places in our life, but there is only one place called hometown. This is the story of a young man chasing his dreams and then being shattered. Changazi, who grew up in Pakistan, was admitted to Princeton University at the age of eighteen and worked at a prestigious consulting firm in New York after graduation. During a trip, he fell in love with an upper-class American girl. However, all this was destroyed by the sudden September 11th incident. He experiences identity confusion and faith struggles, and his work and love are also affected. On the other side of the earth, his homeland is facing the threat of war. Years later, in a teahouse in his hometown of Lahore, Changazi told all this to a mysterious stranger. And their fates are unknowingly intertwined...