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UnimaginedImran Ahmad

Unimagined

2007292 pages
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"Unimagined is the memoir of a Muslim boy born in Pakistan, who moves to London aged one and grows up torn between his Islamic identity and his desire to embrace the West." "The narrator recalls his childhood in a series of snapshots: outrage as deserved victory is snatched away from him in the Karachi Bonnie Baby contest; bitterness as he is tricked out of his collection of Tarzan bubble-gum cards by junior con artists; the heady early taste of success in the Metropolitan Police schools quiz; joy at passing the entrance exam to the local grammar school; uncertainty as he seeks to become a…

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5 editions
  • Other · English · 2011
    Legend Press · 304 pages · 9781907756344
  • Other · English · 2011
    Legend Press · 356 pages · 9781907756337
  • Other · English · 2010
    Legend Press · 208 pages · 9781907756320
  • Other · English · 2008
    Aurum · 9781845133252
  • Other · English · 2007
    Aurum · 280 pages · 9781845132286
BiographyChildhood and youthMuslim boysJuvenile literatureMuslims, europeGreat britain, biographyLondon (england), biographyMuslims