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Als Sarfraz Manzoor zwei Jahre alt war, wanderte seine Familie aus Pakistan zu seinem Vater nach Bury Park, Luton, aus. Seine Teenagerzeit war ein stÿndiger Kampf um die Vereinbarkeit seiner britischen und muslimischen Identitÿt. Als sein bester Freund ihm Bruce Springsteen vorstellte, ÿnderte sich sein Leben jedoch fÿr immer. In seinem Buch zeichnet Manzoor seinen Weg von den Frustrationen seiner Kindheit bis hin zu seiner Reaktion auf di...

Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when his family emigrated from Pakistan to join his father in Bury Park, Luton. His teenage years were a constant battle to reconcile being both British and Muslim. But when his best friend introduced him to Bruce Springsteen, his life changed for ever. In this affectionate and timely memoir, Manzoor retraces his journey from the frustrations of his childhood to his reaction to the tragedies of 9/11 and 7/7.Or...

In diesem Buch schreibt Sarfraz Manzoor über seine Erfahrungen als englischer Muslim im ausgehenden 20. Jahrhundert. Als Kind kommt er aus Pakistan nach Großbritannien und schon bald muss er sich einer entscheidenden Herausforderung stellen: als Teenager versucht er, seine traditionelle Erziehung in Einklang mit einer neuen, der englischen Kultur zu bringen. Daraus entstehen unweigerlich Abgrenzungskonflikte mit seinen Eltern und Geschwistern....

A powerful and deeply personal exploration of a divided country - and a radical vision for change

Sarfraz Manzoor grew up in a working-class Pakistani Muslim family in Luton - where he was raised to believe that they were different, they had an alien culture and they would never accept him. They were white people.In today's deeply divided Britain we are often told they are different, they have a different culture and values and they will never accept this country. This time they are Muslims.Weaving together history, reportage and memoir, S...

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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. A charming memoir about the impact of Bruce Springsteen's music on a Pakistani boy growing up in 1970s Britain.Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when, in 1974, he emigrated from Pakistan to Britain with his mother, brother, and sister. He 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. But when his best friend introduced ...

Previously published as "Greetings From Bury Park", and now an upcoming motion picture directed by Gurinda Chadha ("Bend It Like Beckham"). Journalist and commentator Sarfraz Manzoor looks back at his youth in the eighties and beyond - a Pakistani Muslim in Luton captivated by the escapist music of Bruce Springsteen. Described by "Mojo" as a 'melancholy refit of Hanif Kureishi's "The Buddha Of Suburbia".

The inspiration for Blinded by the Light, the smash Sundance hit and major motion picture. The acclaimed memoir about the power of Bruce Springsteen's music on a young Pakistani boy growing up in Britain in the 1970s. Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when, in 1974, he emigrated from Pakistan to Britain with his mother, brother, and sister. Sarfraz spent his teenage years in a constant battle, trying to reconcile being both British and Muslim,...

The inspiration for Blinded by the Light, the smash Sundance hit and major motion picture. The acclaimed memoir about the power of Bruce Springsteen's music on a young Pakistani boy growing up in Britain in the 1970s. Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when, in 1974, he emigrated from Pakistan to Britain with his mother, brother, and sister. Sarfraz spent his teenage years in a constant battle, trying to reconcile being both British and Muslim,...

The inspiration for Blinded by the Light, the smash Sundance hit and major motion picture. The acclaimed memoir about the power of Bruce Springsteen's music on a young Pakistani boy growing up in Britain in the 1970s. Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when, in 1974, he emigrated from Pakistan to Britain with his mother, brother, and sister. Sarfraz spent his teenage years in a constant battle, trying to reconcile being both British and Muslim,...

Nichts ist Fiktion an Safraz Manzoors Bericht über das Aufwachsen als Pakistani im Großbritannien der achtziger und neunziger Jahre. Die Konflikte mit seinen Eltern und der pakistanischen Kultur, die Begeisterung für Bruce Springsteen und seine Songs, die Reaktionen auf die Anschläge in New York und London - das alles ist sein eigenes Erleben auf seinem Weg zwischen der muslimischen und der westlichen Kultur.

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The inspiration for the smash Sundance hit, soon to be a major motion picture, "Blinded by the Light": The acclaimed memoir about the power of Bruce Springsteen's music on a young Pakistani boy growing up in Britain in the 1970s. Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when, in 1974, he emigrated from Pakistan to Britain with his mother, brother, and sister. Sarfraz spent his teenage years in a constant battle, trying to reconcile being both Briti...