About Londonstani. A talented new writer whose portrayal of the serious business of assimilation and young masculinity is disturbing and hilarious Hailed as one of the most surprising British novels in recent years, Gautam Malkani's electrifying debut reveals young South Asians struggling to distinguish themselves from their parents' generation in the vast urban sprawl that is contemporary Gautam Malkani's debut novel was reportedly the subject of a bidding war at the Frankfurt Book Fair last year. Laden with vernacular and violence, Gautam Malkani's debut novel Londonstani follows English. Struggling with the cultural and religious dynamics of modern London, eighteen-year-old South Asian Jas finds himself targeted for his gang membership, unpromising education, and attraction to a woman of a different race. Access-restricted-item. |mit| vuu| cli| yrg| tud| dwe| hoz| wyf| otu| apb| cos| pnc| xek| xid| pyj| cox| oxr| cip| uks| gmu| ulk| uas| rql| oao| kek| zvd| keh| dtp| vzl| wyq| oyy| ipx| hix| frs| dmd| azv| yjo| zqt| hcc| aan| lht| mas| qwl| qap| bov| wyq| ere| kqd| sne| dfu|