Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: Bücherei der Raritäten	Standorte: FS.E DR Malk	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Hilarious and grim, raucous and anguished, this first novel about young Indian men in West London parodies Bollywood soap opera and then goes beyond satire with a wild drama of family, gangsters (corporate and street), fists, blood, love, and sorrow. Ever since he has stopped being an academic gimp, Jas, 18, hangs out with his Sikh and Hindu friends, but when he hooks up with gorgeous Samara, he has to keep it secret because she is Pakistani and a Muslim. The gang steal cell phones, taunt one another, and detail real or invented sexual conquests. The prose switches from the kids' obscenity-rich dialogue and instant-messaging style ("u want me 2 pull out your tongue") to furious quarrels with adults about assimilation, tradition, and, always, family guilt ("After-Everything-We've Done-For You").