Londonstani - Softcover

Artful, thought-provoking and strikingly inventive . . . An impressive, in some respects brilliant, first novel.
"Los Angeles Times"
The authors tenderness for his characters redeems them into likeability; his care for detail makes his depiction of the Hounslow rude-boy scene both hilarious and convincing.
"The New York Times Book Review"

aArtful, thought-provoking and strikingly inventive . . . An impressive, in some respects brilliant, first novel.a
a "Los Angeles Times"
aThe authoras tenderness for his characters redeems them into likeability; his care for detail makes his depiction of the Hounslow rude-boy scene both hilarious and convincing.a
a"The New York Times Book Review"

"Artful, thought-provoking and strikingly inventive . . . An impressive, in some respects brilliant, first novel."
- Los Angeles Times

"The author's tenderness for his characters redeems them into likeability; his care for detail makes his depiction of the Hounslow rude-boy scene both hilarious and convincing."
-The New York Times Book Review

Struggling with the cultural and religious dynamics of modern London, eighteen-year-old Asian Jas finds himself targeted for his gang membership, unpromising education, and attraction to a woman of a different race, challenges that compromise his survival and exterior persona of a free-style, up-to-date, big-city youth. A first novel. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.