{"product_id":"londonstani-paperback","title":"Londonstani - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGautam Malkani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA talented new writer whose portrayal of the serious business of assimilation and young masculinity is disturbing and hilarious\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hailed as one of the most surprising British novels in recent years, Gautam Malkani's electrifying debut reveals young South Asians struggling to distinguish themselves from their parents' generation in the vast urban sprawl that is contemporary London. Chronicling the lives of a gang of four young middle-class men-Hardjit, the violent enforcer; Ravi, the follower; Amit, who's struggling to come to terms with his mother's hypocrisy; and Jas, desperate to win the approval of the others despite lusting after Samira, a Muslim girl-\u003ci\u003eLondonstani\u003c\/i\u003e, funny, disturbing, and written in the exuberant language of its protagonists, is about tribalism, aggressive masculinity, integration, alienation, bling-bling economics, and \"complicated family-related shit.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGautam Malkani was born in West London in 1976. He was educated at Cambridge University and was appointed director of the \u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e's Creative Business section in 2005. He completed \u003cb\u003eLondonstani\u003c\/b\u003e shortly after the bombings in London last July.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.44 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52575444468019,"sku":"9780143112280","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Z7f2Vby7r59780143112280.webp?v=1783071011","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/londonstani-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}