I think that right now, the global political crisis that we see all over the place has to do with virulent nostalgia. Everywhere, people are talking about taking us back to the good old days. Whether that's the "caliphate," or Britain before the EU, or "Make America Great Again." But, we can't go back and many people wouldn't want to go back even if we could.
Mohsin HamidYou can live in the same city your entire life and still be completely a foreigner when you step out, in your old age, onto the street.
Mohsin Hamid