An American Brat
by Bapsi Sidhwa
Paperback
Rs 799
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Request this book.| Genre: | Classics |
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| Language: | English |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780140243710 |
| ISBN10: | 0140243712 |
| Pages: | 327 |
| Dimensions: | 2.54 x 7.8 x 0.78 inches |
| Weight: | 229.63 g |
| Published: | January 01, 1994 |
| Edition: | 8 |
About the Book
The extended family of Feroza Ginwalla, a lively and temperamental girl, agonizes over the decision to send her to America for a three-month holiday. This act of apparent audacity arises from concern over Feroza’s conservative attitudes, which stem from Pakistan’s rising tide of fundamentalism. Feroza’s chaperone in America, an uncle only six years her senior, is her guide, friend, and the bane of her existence. Her relationship and adventures shape her alternatively hilarious and terrifying perceptions of the US. Feroza’s family in Pakistan, meanwhile, is in delicious turmoil over the possibility that American ways will ruin her.
This delightful coming-of-age novel is both remarkably funny and a remarkably acute portrayal of America as seen through the eyes of a perceptive young immigrant.
This delightful coming-of-age novel is both remarkably funny and a remarkably acute portrayal of America as seen through the eyes of a perceptive young immigrant.