The Reluctant Fundamentalist

So speaks the mysterious stranger at a Lahore cafe as dusk settles. Invited tojoin him for tea, you learn his name and what led this speaker of immaculateEnglish to seek you out. For her is more worldy than you might expect; bettertravelled and better educated. He knows the West better than you do. And ashe tells you his story, of how he embraced the Western dream - and a Westernwoman - and how both betrayed him, so the night darkens. Then the truereason for your meeting becomes abundantly clear...