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Londonstani by Gautam Malkani (Paperback, 2007)

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'Londonstani', Gautam Malkani's electrifying debut, reveals a Britain that has never before been explored in the novel: a country of young Asians and white boys (desis and goras) trying to work out a place for themselves in the shadow of the divergent cultures of their parents' generation. Set close to the Heathrow feed roads of Hounslow, Malkani shows us the lives of a gang of four young men: Hardjit the ring leader, a Sikh, violent, determined his caste stay pure; Ravi, determinedly tactless, a sheep following the herd; Amit, whose brother Arun is struggling to win the approval of his mother for the Hindu girl he has chosen to marry; and Jas who tells us of his journey with these three, desperate to win their approval, desperate too for Samira, a Muslim girl, which in this story can only have bad consequences. Together they cruise the streets in Amit's enhanced Beemer, making a little money changing the electronic fingerprints on stolen mobile phones, a scam that leads them into more dangerous waters. Funny, crude, disturbing, written in the vibrant language of its protagonists - a mix of slang, Bollywood, texting, Hindu and bastardised gangsta rap - 'Londonstani' is about many things: tribalism, aggressive masculinity, integration, cross-cultural chirpsing techniques, the urban scene seeping into the mainstream, bling bling economics, 'complicated family-related shit'. It is one of the most surprising British novels of recent years.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-13
9780007231768
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Book Title
Londonstani
Author
Gautam Malkani
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
290g

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Gautam Malkani
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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by reneberthou04 Oct, 2018
A great read and look into today’s minoritys
It was really interesting to begin to understand a section of London’s youth culture , the language they use and their values and their obsession with certain material things. Also the underlying family traditions often at odds with present day norms
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