- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (4 Jun 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747577110
- ISBN-13: 978-0747577119
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 293,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'This is a tender, funny book, which captures the weirdness of second generation British lives as well as anything else I've read. A lot of people will recognise something of themselves in the image of an alienated Pakistani boy wandering round 80's Luton wearing a Springsteen tour T-shirt. I know I did.' Hari Kunzru 'Greetings From Bury Park is a perfect memoir, every bit as funny, sad and lyrical as I hoped it would be ever since rumour spread on the Springsteen devotee's vine of its possible existence.' Emma Forrest 'A fascinating, full-blooded and often funny journey into the heart of darkness - Luton, that is - that you don't have to be a Muslim or a Bruce Springsteen fan to get into. I am neither.' Andrew Collins
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Sarfraz Manzoor was three years old when he emigrated from Pakistan to Britain in 1974 with his mother, brother and sister. They came to join their father, who worked on the production line at Vauxhall, and settled in the Bury Park neighbourhood of Luton. Sarfraz's teenage years were a constant battle to reconcile being both British and Muslim. Frustrated by real life, he sought solace in TV and music. But it was when his best friend introduced him to Bruce Springsteen that his life changed forever. In this perceptive, affectionate and timely memoir, Sarfraz Manzoor retraces his journey from Lahore to Luton to Ladbroke Grove, from the minor frustrations of his childhood to his response and analysis of the tragedies of 9/11 and 7/7. Original, darkly tender and wryly amusing, it is an inspiring tribute to the power of music to transcend race and religion - and a touching salute of thanks from one working-class Pakistani Muslim boy to the father who died too soon for his son to make him proud.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Warm, engaging, touching,
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This review is from: Greetings from Bury Park: Race. Religion. Rock 'n' Roll (Paperback)
As a huge Springsteen fan for over 30 years I came to the book expecting fan worship; what I didn't expect was a warm and engaging book about Father-Son relationships.
I will pass the book to my son - maybe it will explain some things to him. And the Springsteen bits were very very good.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good in parts.,
By jonesy (midlands uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greetings from Bury Park: Race. Religion. Rock 'n' Roll (Paperback)
Having lived in an area close to Bury Park, I was interested how it would be portrayed in the book. I was a little disappointed that apart from the reference to the Father wanting to move the family away, to be closer to a predominently "white" school, the tone of too much the of the book, was concerned with references to Bruce Springsteen. There were some illuminating passages, but there was a lot of repetition and I am afraid that I got bored before the end.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Witty and Imaginative...,
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This review is from: Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock 'n' Roll (Paperback)
This book was a breath of fresh air; so much so that I found it difficult to put it down! It was elegantly written with great charm and sophistication. One can actually place themselves in the scene of the events and therefore empathise with the author.
I completed this book in little over a night and felt somewhat sad to file it away in my bookcase. Would definitely recommend to anyone, particularly those whose parents came to the UK in the 60s and 70s, as we often forget how difficult life was for that generation and how easy, we, the second generation, have had it in comparison. It certainly allowed me to respect my parents' generation and relate to them on a whole new level. Sarfraz - well done on such a fantastic piece of work. I look forward to many more literary masterpieces from you in the coming years.
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