LAHORE - Renowned Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid is definitely one of the most talented and ingenious writers of his generation.

His books "Moth Smoke" and "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" have both been adapted into big Hollywood films which explore the changes overtaking over the world. His latest and fourth novel "Exit West" made it to former US President Barack Obama’s best books for 2017, reports Express Tribune.

Hamid’s fourth book, "Exit West" tells the story of a refugee couple fleeing a country undergoing civil war. The book has garnered praise the world over and was even shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Keeping the book in mind, the writer opened up about US President Donald Trump’s travel ban and migration policies in a recent interview with France 24.

Talking about how the idea of "Exit West" came about, Hamid said, “I think I have been taking the anti-migration backlash a bit personally.”

“I wanted to explore the idea of migration not being strange but being the basic condition of humanity,” said Hamid.

“I think the changes that we are seeing, a lot of them appear to be quite negative. However, when I travel around and talk to young people, I tend to be quite optimistic,” Hamid responded. “I was no fan of Brexit, but young Britain didn’t vote for it. I’m not a fan of Donald Trump, but young Americans didn’t vote particularly for Donald Trump. In Pakistan as well, if you go to university campuses, young people have much more enlightened cosmopolitan views than the older generation.” - Agencies