In the light of what we know
Zia Haider Rahman
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In the light of what we know
Published
2014
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages
497
ISBN-13
9780374175627
ISBN-10
0374175624
Description
" An investment banker approaching forty, his career collapsing and his marriage unraveling, receives a surprise visitor at his West London town house. Confronting the disheveled figure of a South Asian male carrying a backpack, the banker recognizes a long-lost college friend, a mathematics prodigy who disappeared many years earlier under mysterious circumstances. The friend has resurfaced with a confession of unsettling power. Zia Haider Rahman takes us on a journey of exhilarating scope, ranging over Kabul, London, New York, Islamabad, Oxford, Princeton, and Sylhet, and dealing with love, belonging, finance, cognitive science, and war. Its framework is an age-old story: the friendship of two men and the betrayal of one by the other, both of them desperate in their different ways to climb clear of their wrong beginnings. Set against the breaking of nations and beneath the clouds of economic recession, the novel chronicles the lives of people carrying unshakable legacies of class, culture, and faith as they struggle to tame their futures."--
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How many pages are in In the light of what we know?
This edition of In the light of what we know has approximately 497 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read In the light of what we know?
For most readers, In the light of what we know typically takes between 10h 21m and 6h 54m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 124,250 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of In the light of what we know?
The estimated word count for In the light of what we know is approximately 124,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of In the light of what we know?
In the light of what we know was written by Zia Haider Rahman.
When was In the light of what we know published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2014. The original work may have been published on a different date.