An American Brat
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- Synopsis
- Feroza Ginwalla, a pampered, protected 16-year-old Pakistani girl, is sent to America by her parents, who are alarmed by the fundamentalism overtaking Pakistan — and their daughter. Hoping that a few months with her uncle, an MIT grad student, will soften the girl’s rigid thinking, they get more than they bargained for: Feroza, enthralled by American culture and her new freedom, insists on staying. A bargain is struck, allowing Feroza to attend college with the understanding that she will return home and marry well. As a student in a small western town, Feroza’s perceptions of America, her homeland, and herself begin to alter. When she falls in love with and wants to marry a Jewish American, her family is aghast. Feroza realizes just how far she has come — and wonders how much further she can go. This delightful coming-of-age novel is both remarkably funny and a remarkably acute portrayal of America as seen through the eyes of a perceptive young immigrant.
- Copyright:
- 1993
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 207 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781571318299
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781571310491
- Publisher:
- Milkweed Editions
- Date of Addition:
- 10/27/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Bapsi Sidhwa
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- Yes
- Categories:
- Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.