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, Trying To Fit In At School And At Home. But It Was When His Best Friend Introduced Him To The Music Of Bruce Springsteen That His Life Changed Completely. From The Age Of Sixteen On, After The Moment He Heard The Harmonica And Opening Lines To “the River,” Springsteen Became His Personal Muse, A Lens Through Which He Was Able To View The Rest Of His Life. Both A Tribute To Springsteen And A Story Of Personal Discovery, greetings From Bury Park Is A Warm, Irreverent, And Exceptionally Perceptive Memoir About How Music Transcends Religion And Race.
the Washington Post - Andrew Ervinin Testifying To Rock And Roll's Power To Spark Personal And Perhaps Even Social Change, greetings From Bury Park Provides A Fascinating Look At One Family's Westernization And At The Pressure To Assimilate That So Many Immigrants Face. It Also Reminds Us Of The Joyous Liberation We Felt When We Discovered Our Own Tastes And Delighted, For The First Time, In Music Our Parents Couldn't Stand.
Categories:
- Politics & Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Reference
- Sociology
Publisher : Vintage
Author : Manzoor, Sarfraz
Language : English
Published :2008-04-08
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0307388026
ISBN-13 : 9780307388025
Item weight : 0.45 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5 in x 7.9 in
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