Greetings from Bury Park [Lingua Inglese]: A Memoir - Brossura

Manzoor, Sarfraz

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ISBN 10: 0307388026 ISBN 13: 9780307388025

Casa editrice: Vintage, 2008

Riassunto

Retracing the journey from Lahore, Pakistan, to Britain, a memoir chronicles the author's teenage struggle between being British and being Muslim, trying to fit in at school and at home, the dramatic influence of the music of Bruce Springsteen on his life, and the power of music to transcend the differences of race and religion. Original. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“A small wonder. . . . Where boredom replaces bohemia and real life is only glimpsed in a Springsteen lyric. The result is a genuinely moving rite of passage in which pop music plays an essential and disposable role.” —Mojo

“Wonderful. . . . It was the New Jersey songwriter's music to which the young Manzoor clung during a childhood in a strict Pakistani Muslim household in the Luton neighborhood of Bury Park. . . . Manzoor leaps clear of cliche by virtue of the story he has to tell, and the insight, compassion, humor and self-awareness with which he tells it.” —The Sunday Times (London)

“Successfully evokes not only a particular time and place, but, more importantly, a pervasive sense of marginality. . . . A very personal narrative of love, separation, loss and guilt.” —The New Statesman

L'autore:

Sarfraz Manzoor is a writer and broadcast journalist. He is a writer for The Guardian but his journalism has also appeared in publications as diverse as the Daily Mail, The Independent, The Observer, Uncut, The Spectator, Prospect and The New Statesman. His television credits include "The Great British Asian Invasion" and "Death of a Porn Star" both for Channel 4. He is a familiar voice on BBC Radio with documentaries on Radio 4, "Up All Night" on radio 5 Live, and regular contributions to Radio 4's "Saturday Review" and Newsnight Review. Prior to his broadcasting career Sarfraz Manzoor was a deputy commissioning editor at Channel 4, which he joined after 5 years as producer and reporter on Channel 4 News. He wrote the screeplay for the forthcoming major motion picture, "Blinded by the Light," based on his memoir, Greetings from Bury Park. 

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• Editore: Vintage
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0307388026
• ISBN 13: 9780307388025
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288