CAN THE GLASS EVER REALLY BE MORE THAN HALF-FULL? A young Pakistani academic relives his days sharing a cramped apartment in Aarhus, Denmark, with two unlikely bedfellows. They are Ravi, his incorrigible best friend and a wry observer of the human condition; and Karim, their fundamentalist Muslim landlord, whose apparent double life soon intrigues his tenants. While Ravi finds his jaded world outlook challenged when he falls for an unlikely Danish girl, and our narrator embarks upon a complicated love affair of his own, Karim's bizarre and secretive behaviour leads to creeping suspicions that something might, indeed, be rotten in the state of Denmark . . . By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position is a sparkling account of strangers in strange lands, told with wit and humanity.
Tabish Khair Bücher
Tabish Khair ist ein Autor, der die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen Kulturen und Identitäten erforscht. Seine Werke beschäftigen sich oft mit Themen wie Migration, Entfremdung und der Suche nach Heimat. Khairs Stil zeichnet sich durch seine poetische Sprache und scharfsinnigen psychologischen Charakterporträts aus. Sein Schreiben bietet tiefe Einblicke in die menschliche Erfahrung vor dem Hintergrund einer globalisierten Welt.
The Bus Stopped
- 198 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
A very angry bus driver, abandoned by his wife and going nowhere in his career; a sanctimonious conductor; a nervous, half-Indian businessman clutching a briefcase full of cash; a right-wing Hindu matriarch; a young boy returning to his village after robbing his employer. They all meet—and witness a tragic event—only because they are all travelling on the same bus, in the same direction, on the same day. With exceptional poise and beguiling simplicity, Khair introduces a range of voices, thoughts, ideas and identities, allowing each individual's story to unfold gradually.