. good read for anyone interested in learning what our lives in a new country was like. Browsing around Borders' new arrivals table one day, I happened upon Greetings From Bury Park. I'm a few years older than Sarfraz and I also grew up in Luton, so much of it was very familiar. I however, will watch it when it comes around again. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Summary: Tender, touching and clear-sighted, Greetings From Bury Park is an illuminating perspective on what it means to be British, Muslim and of Pakistani heritage, but perhaps even more it's the story of the pleasures and pains in father-son relationships, whatever the nationality, religion or … Sarfraz found a sense of belonging and community within the Springsteen fandom. Thanks Sarfraz Mansoor!Touching and sometimes confronting, this book was quite nostalgic. Safraz and his best friend Amolak, who is Sikh, are Springsteen fanatics who save up and go seAnyone who writes a memoir that gets made into a movie is living my dream, so naturally I have to read it.
It’s a great story that needs to be heard. . While this is certainly present and explained in the book, Manzoor really concentrates his memoir on his family and his upbringing. Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. is the debut studio album by Bruce Springsteen.It was produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos from June through October 1972 at the budget-priced 914 Sound Studios.The album was released January 5, 1973, by Columbia Records to average sales but positive critical reviews.. Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. first charted in the United Kingdom on June 15, … Sarfraz spent his teenage years in a constant battle, trying to reconcile being both British and Muslim, trying to fit in at school and at home. For example, his relationship with his family, his desire to be something other despite the path set out for him, arranged marriage, friends, music and work. I learned of the existence of this book after reading that Gurinder Chadha (I learned of the existence of this book after reading that Gurinder Chadha (I'm not sure I'd have given this five stars if I weren't also a Bruce freak, but I would still esteem it highly.
Immigrant children and firstborn children of immigrant adults have such similar experiences. In this — and, surprisingly and reassuringly, many other ways — his story has similarities to any coming-of-age story anywhere. Being able to be inside the mind of a real person changes everything, especially when he refers to songs you have heard and events you only know about from history.
I found myself yelling down the stairs to him, “It is Springsteen’s birthday.” Celebrate! Both a tribute to Springsteen and a story of personal discovery, I'm so glad I found this book! In amongst his frank description of the turmoil, pain and confusion surrounding his feelings of disconnection and ambivalence to both cultures, Manzoor manages to inject bursts of laugh-out-loud humour.
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