- Paperback: 279 pages
- Publisher: Nefisa UK (1 Jun 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0955502403
- ISBN-13: 978-0955502408
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,556,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It is Britain in 2025. King Charles is reigning. Richard &
Judy are still presenting. Britain is booming, creatively and economically.
Most people are very happy. Ronan Keating is a social-activist and Brad
Pitt's left leg is going to explode any moment now. The pocket of
xenophobic groups in Britain call any non-white person a 'Paki' and try
their hardest to stir up trouble. America is eating itself in the midst of
civil war, George Bush the 2nd, President of the Republic of Texas, is
trying to invade California. The hawk-ish government in Britain is at odds
with King Charles over immigration, and also intent-for some reason-to
invade Brazil.
Judy are still presenting. Britain is booming, creatively and economically.
Most people are very happy. Ronan Keating is a social-activist and Brad
Pitt's left leg is going to explode any moment now. The pocket of
xenophobic groups in Britain call any non-white person a 'Paki' and try
their hardest to stir up trouble. America is eating itself in the midst of
civil war, George Bush the 2nd, President of the Republic of Texas, is
trying to invade California. The hawk-ish government in Britain is at odds
with King Charles over immigration, and also intent-for some reason-to
invade Brazil.
Then there's a little boy who grows into a little man in the midst of this
strange, real world. His parents are rich, filthy rich, his father is
strange, his mother calls him a 'paki', and his aunt teaches him the
benefits of organic food. He grows and grows into a man with isolation,
school, crack-addiction, a trip to Morocco, a friendship with a Brazilian
footballer, and a moon-landing.
A coming-of-age and Utopian/Dystopian novel rolled into one, Pieces of a
Paki is filled with humour, moments of tender humanity, optimistic insights
into successful multi-culturalism in Britain, and guarded comments on
mankind's fruitless artificial innovations. A beautiful story for people
with open-hearts.
About the Author
Y.Misdaq aka Yoshi is an accomplished musician, having released
two critically acclaimed albums of self-produced hip-hop/electronic music,
2004's 'From a Western Box' and 2005's, 'Flowers & Trees'. He is also a
film-maker, having had one short-film, 2005's 'Soup for Thought' shown at
the Brighton Film Festival. His most recent work is a travel documentary on
inspiration and the artists' struggle, 'Let the Clouds of America Burn
Calligraphy onto my Frozen Heart' (2007).
two critically acclaimed albums of self-produced hip-hop/electronic music,
2004's 'From a Western Box' and 2005's, 'Flowers & Trees'. He is also a
film-maker, having had one short-film, 2005's 'Soup for Thought' shown at
the Brighton Film Festival. His most recent work is a travel documentary on
inspiration and the artists' struggle, 'Let the Clouds of America Burn
Calligraphy onto my Frozen Heart' (2007).
One of the most exciting and original artistic voices to emerge from
Britain's creative undergrowth, his insistence on total creative control
sees most of his releases self-funded and remaining on the underground,
just as his refusal to box and label himself as either a 'British-Muslim
writer' or an 'Afghan writer', make him a difficult case for most of the
lazy publishers- uninterested as most of them are with anything but a
simplified, catchy, quick-sell. In 'Pieces of a paki' there is a
mainstream, original, albeit very alternative voice of young Britain
emerging.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This book will make you laugh!,
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This review is from: Pieces of a Paki: A Novel (Paperback)
This suprising and unusual book is best acccompanied by a tall glass of organic milk.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Pieces of a what?,
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This review is from: Pieces of a Paki: A Novel (Paperback)
What makes it good: This is a witty cocktail of a novel:'Trainspotting' meets 'Matilda' meets 'Nineteen Eighty-four'...In fact, there is even a moment in the novel where the protagonist, Jonathan Hutton, actually takes a trippy ride down a glass elevator filled with cheese! There are some extremely funny and memorable moments in this novel, one of my favourite being 'the cracker incident' and without giving too much away, it's worth reading just to visualise a drunk mother's violent attempt to make a child part of their own intoxicated imperfect world. I disagree that this is a utopian novel; the main character may well display tremendous strength and hope thorugh desperate times, but the not so distant future, is in fact, an oblique, obsolete, and dire time for mankind. Don't be fooled by Misdaq's humour, there is plenty of dark satire in this novel, and it's damn good.
What makes it special?: The novel is a poetic journey of a young mans search for himself. It is written very well, at times, lyrical, and the imagery and descriptions of the world the reader sees through Hutton's eyes, is like a Dali painting. There are some very very funny moments in this book where you think 'what the F***? is that possible?' for example, the way Jonathan becomes a crack addict- very unusual. Expect the unexpected. What limits it: the reader's imagination. Enjoy! Navdeep Kalsi
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Yusuf Misdaq Interview Featurette,
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