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The Cultural Frontline: Novelist Mohsin Hamid on Borders and Migration

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Novelist Mohsin Hamid on Borders and Migration

04/03/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Cultural Frontline, Novelist Mohsin Hamid on Borders and Migration

The award-winning writer discusses his new novel which explores the refugee crisis

Best-selling novelist Mohsin Hamid discusses his latest novel Exit West, which imagines what would happen if mysterious black doors cropped up all over the world which allowed refugees to reach safety. He tells Tina why he believes it is the job of the artist to help the world to imagine a positive outcome, even for the most seemingly intractable problems.

As President Trump announces that he won’t be attending the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where comedians traditionally ‘roast’ the incumbent, Republican comedians Evan Sayet and Adam Richmond reflect on the experience of being conservative on the US comedy circuit.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi refused to travel to the United States to collect his Best Foreign Language Film Oscar last weekend. We find out how his win was received in Iran.

With Tina Daheley.

(Photo: migrants queuing at a European border Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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