Akram's War: a novel of one young Muslim's journey to radicalization

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Akram's War: a novel of one young Muslim's journey to radicalization
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Nadim Safdar
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781782397328
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Atlantic Books
Imprint Atlantic Books
Publication Date 2 February 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

One night, Akram Khan walks out of his house towards an appointed time and place where he is supposed to detonate a bomb that will end his life and that of many innocent bystanders. As he wanders through the town he encounters Grace, whose life has been marred just as his has, forming an unlikely closeness borne of need and necessity. Akram tells Grace about his seemingly inexorable journey towards radicalization: a childhood within the tight-knit Pakistani community, his complex friendships among outcasts, his disastrous years in the army, and his empty arranged marriage to a woman who remains a stranger. Delicately drawn, Akram's War is an honest and shocking kaleidoscopic portrait of contemporary Britain, and of the ways in which the twists and turns of fate can scar and mark a life.

Author Biography

Nadim Safdar was born to Pakistani parents and grew up in the Black Country. He is married with three children and lives in London.

Reviews

"Safdar's debut novel gives readers a view into the experiences of childhood and coming-of-age in a close-knit immigrant community." --Booklist