Unimagined
Subtitle: a Muslim boy meets the west
By: Imran Ahmad.
Publisher: Aurum
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781845132286
Subjects: Ahmad, Imran -- Childhood and youth.; Muslim boys -- England -- London -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "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 doctor (like all good Asian boys); bewilderment as he tries to learn about women at university; and shock at experiencing racism in its many forms." "Imran's response is a determined quest to become the quintessential English gentleman: tie perfectly knotted, shirt pristinely ironed, hair neatly combed. He yearns to emulate his hero, Simon Templar of The Saint, by driving off into the distance in a Jaguar XJS to encounter danger, adventure - and a vivacious young woman (preferably brunette, but any kind considered)."--BOOK JACKET.