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Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Shamsie's Home Fire were mentioned in its respective categories
Official Twitter handle for Dublin Literary Award shared the news
Kamila Shamsie, Mohsin Hamid nominated alongside four Indian authors
The actor was in Lahore to attend the Lahore Literary Festival
Author talks Donald Trump's travel ban and the changes taking place in the world today
Exit West was included among the 12 books Obama says inspired him in 2017
The winner will be announced on October 17 in London
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie and Exit West by Mohsin Hamid are among the 13 novels longlisted for the £50,000 award