- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd; Reprint edition (25 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845133250
- ISBN-13: 978-1845133252
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 441,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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wonderfully evocative and strangely touching --Sunday Times, 11th May 2008
Andrew Collins, bestselling author of Where Did It All Go Right?
`Charming, informative and honest ... I enjoyed the book very
much' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
much' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An interesting and thought provoking account of growing up in Britain from the 70's through to the 90's as a Muslim. Not too deep, often funny, and always readable, the author takes you through his life a year at a time, and touches on racism and christian fundamentalism along the way.
I, like many I suspect, had very little understanding of the Muslim faith, and now feel a little more enlightened thanks to the authors unpreaching manner.
The writing style is very personal and draws you in so you want to know what happens next. I do not usually read biographies, but was pleasantly surprised by this one, and have recommended it to many of my friends.
I, like many I suspect, had very little understanding of the Muslim faith, and now feel a little more enlightened thanks to the authors unpreaching manner.
The writing style is very personal and draws you in so you want to know what happens next. I do not usually read biographies, but was pleasantly surprised by this one, and have recommended it to many of my friends.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I heard Imran Ahmad on Midweek (Libby Purves, Radio 4) and was completely charmed. I bought the book immediately. All my maternal instincts resonated when I saw the front cover, and I was hooked after the first page. I loved the directness of the writing, testimonial in style, but precisely and artfully describing significant snatches of life which are revealing and enlightening in its tender observation. I was totally engaged with this portrait, in some ways familiar but intensely curious with the fresh insights he brought with his cultural roots. On every level, Imran Ahmad balances humour with ugliness, sympathy with frustation, dignity with insolence, drawing us along gently, whimsically, and completely. It is a wonderfully warm invitation to share his unimagined and intimate insights, not just as a Muslim but as a child and a man. I was bereft when I read the last page! READ THIS!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have been reading biographies for many years but I must say that 'unimagined' is one of the best ones I have read so far. The author has written about his experiences in most honest and enjoyable manner. It makes you wonder how different people live different lives but when it comes to certain experiences, total strangers can relate to each other sharing similar thoughts. I think the message given by him about Islam is very clear and straight forward. For a moment I forgot that I was reading a biography and not a review about 'Islam in 21st century'. I personally believe that a lot of young muslims can benefit from this book. His step by step narration of his life was such that by the end I thought that I almost knew him in person. It defenitely is a very captivating and amusing book. I have always beleived that if an author has enjoyed writing a book, the reader will enjoy reading it. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this one and I will surely recommend it to others.
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A decent read. I liked the chronology of this book and reading Ahmad's difference in thoughts as he grew older. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
Unimagined: Muhammad,Jesus and James Bond
A funny, emotional and insightful read.
The main character does at times come across as a little pompous, however, this is a really good read!
The main character does at times come across as a little pompous, however, this is a really good read!
Published 9 months ago by Firuza
Wonderful Gentle Humour
I read this book at two sittings as it is so engaging.
It is a warm and gentle account of a first generation immigrant boy growing up in Britain who tries to square off... Read more
It is a warm and gentle account of a first generation immigrant boy growing up in Britain who tries to square off... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Asif I
A wonderful book
A warm, honest and humorous account of a schoolboys life through to his university education. Well written and very endearing. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Alison123
SIMPLY SUPERB!
The book kicks off with his mother's extremely difficult labour to finally deliver him into this world, described in just two pages in a filmy manner with the "heavy downpour" and... Read more
Published 18 months ago by The Review Girl @komzreviews.blogspot.com
A lively book group discussion
I recently heard Imran Ahmad speak at a literary festival and I have to say he was a riveting speaker. Read more
Published on 22 April 2010 by DubaiReader
charming
Unimagined: A Muslim Boy Meets the West
This is charming.
Imran constantly questions who he is, where he is going. Read more
This is charming.
Imran constantly questions who he is, where he is going. Read more
Published on 13 April 2010 by SusieH
A Wonderful Read
I loved this book - it is heart-warming, funny and gave me a wonderful incite into an upbringing so very different from my own. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2009 by C. Alleyne
Made me laugh out loud
I thought the author's observations about childhood and schooldays really captured the joys and anxieties of that time of life. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2009 by Mrs. A. Mackeen
An endearing and witty autobriography
I loved the author's courageous honesty about his experiences growing up as a Muslim Pakistani in 1960s and 70s England, having moved here with his parents when he was aged... Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2008 by Wendy Bramham
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