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Article: `The Reluctant Fundamentalist': A perplexing shift to hatred of America.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- May 2, 2007
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Byline: Vikram Johri
"The Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Mohsin Hamid; Harcourt ($22)
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