Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a Young Man – A Gripping Memoir of Faith, Culture Shock, and the Journey from Pakistan to America - Couverture souple

Eteraz, Ali

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061626856 ISBN 13 : 9780061626852

Editeur : HarperOne, 2011

Synopsis

“[Eteraz’s] adventures are a heavenly read.” —O, the Oprah magazine

“In this supremely assured, lush, and rip-roaring book, Eteraz manages to do the impossible, gliding confidently over the chasm that divides East and West. Wildly entertaining…memoir of the first order.” —Murad Kalam, author of Night Journey

Ali Eteraz’s award-winning memoir reveals the searing spiritual story of growing up in Pakistan under the specter of militant Islamic fundamentalism and then overcoming the culture shock of emigrating to the United States. A gripping memoir evocative of Persepolis, Reading Lolita in Tehran, and the novel The Kite Runner, Eteraz’s narrative is also a cathartic chronicle of spiritual awakening. Yael Goldstein Love, author of Overture, calls Children of Dust “a gift and a necessity [that] should be read by believers and nonbelievers alike.”

• Spiritual Journey: Follow a young boy’s path from a Pakistani madrassa to the heart of the American Bible Belt, as he grapples with a sacred promise made at his birth to become a great servant of Islam.
• Culture Shock: Experience the poignant and often humorous clash of cultures as a young immigrant navigates high school, family, and faith in a world utterly different from the one he left behind.
• Islamic Fundamentalism: A rare, firsthand account of embracing—and later questioning—a fundamentalist worldview, offering a nuanced look at the forces that shape belief in the modern world.
• Coming of Age Memoir: For readers of Persepolis and The Kite Runner, this unforgettable story traces a search for identity across continents, a journey from a boy promised to God to a man forging his own path.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ali Eteraz was born in Pakistan and has lived in the Middle East, the Caribbean, and the United States. A graduate of Emory University and Temple Law School, he was selected for the Outstanding Scholar's Program at the United States Department of Justice and later worked in corporate litigation in Manhattan. He has published articles in Dissent, Foreign Policy, AlterNet, and altMuslim; and is a regular contributor to The Guardian UK.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

An extraordinary personal journey from Islamic fundamentalism to a new life in the west

In this spellbinding portrayal of a life that few Americans can imagine, Ali Eteraz tells the story of his schooling in a madrassa in Pakistan, his teenage years as a Muslim American in the Bible Belt, and his voyage back to Pakistan to find a pious Muslim wife. This lyrical, penetrating saga from a brilliant new literary voice captures the heart of our universal quest for identity and the temptations of religious extremism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperOne
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0061626856
• ISBN 13: 9780061626852
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 337
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