Book at Bedtime | 1: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Based on The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

Written by Moshin Hamid, abridged by Lisa Osborne and read by Riz Ahmed.

Access

Licence: ERA Licence required

Content

Type: Book Reading
Channel: BBC Radio 4
Duration: 13'21''
Broadcast date: 2011

Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

Literary Resource

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Other Archive resources

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