
Stranger to History
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Stranger to History is the story of the journey Aatish made to try to understand what it means to be Muslim in the twenty-first century. Starting from Istanbul, Islam's once greatest city, he travels to Mecca, its most holy, and then home through Iran and Pakistan. Ending in Lahore, at his estranged father's home, on the night Benazir Bhutto was killed, it is also the story of Aatish's own divided family over the past fifty years.
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A subtle and poignant work by a young writer to watch. -- V.S. Naipaul Taseer uses this intensely personal prism to spring a narrative that darts deftly between physical journey and childhood memoir. The paternal relationship he never had becomes the backbone of the book, which is all the better for it. Uncomfortable reading for Daddy, certainly, but gripping for the rest of us. * * Literary Review * * Probing, exhilarating and shot through with pinpoint observations of people, places and situations. -- Kenny Hodgart * * Herald * * Stranger to History is remarkable. The souks, the landcapes and the people are described in simple, poetic language . . . Indispensable reading for anyone who wants a wider understanding of the Islamic world, of its history and its politics. -- Emmanuelle Smith * * Financial Times * * A memorable read that engages the mind as well as the heart. -- Tom Adair * * Scotsman * * Engrossing and provocative . . . Part travelogue, part memoir, this honest and revealing book is an attempt to form a better relationship with his father. Throughout, he confronts the concerns of religion and politics head on, unafraid to question the basic principles of faith and the Islamic view of history. -- Duncan Mills * * Traveller Magazine * * A revealing personal odyssey . . . Illuminating. * * The Bookseller * * Stranger to History is remarkable. The souks, the landcapes and the people are described in simple, poetic language . . . Indespensable reading for anyone who wants a wider understanding of the Islamic world, of its history and its politics. * * Financial Times * *More details
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- Stranger To History
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- A Pilgrim's Prelude
- Part I
- The Licence-Plate Game
- The Beeston Mail
- 'Homo Islamicos'
- Recompense
- Syria International: Notes From The Translation Room
- Nail Polish
- Bhutto's Footprint
- Mecca Reprise: 'Muslims Only'
- Part II
- Stranger To History
- Rupture
- The Tyranny Of Trifles
- Phone Booth
- The Discplinary (Sic) Force Of The Islamic Republic
- Continuities
- Renaissance Now
- Nerve Blindness
- The Mango King
- Contact Paper
- Sind 360: The Open Wound
- The Idea Country
- Articles Of Faith
- Postscript: Distrust
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright
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