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How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position

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Funny and sad, satirical and humane, How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position tells the interlinked stories of three unforgettable men –the flamboyant Ravi, the fundamentalist Karim and the unnamed and pragmatic Pakistani narrator –whose trajectories cross in Denmark. As the unnamed narrator copes with his divorce, and Ravi, despite his exterior of sceptical flamboyance falls deeply in love with a beautiful woman who is incapable of responding in kind, Karim–their landlord–goes on with his job as a cab-driver and his regular Friday Quran sessions. But is he going on with something else? Who is Karim? Why does he disappear suddenly at times or receive mysterious phone calls? When a 'terrorist attack' takes place in town, all three men find themselves embroiled in doubt, suspicion and, perhaps, danger. An acerbic commentary on the times, How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position is also a bittersweet, spell-binding novel about love and life today.

About the Author:
Born in 1966 and educated mostly in a small town of Bihar, India, Tabish Khair is the author of various critically acclaimed poetry collections, studies and novels. Winner of the All India Poetry Prize and fellowships at Delhi, Cambridge and Hong Kong, his novels–The Bus Stopped , Filming: A Love Story , and The Thing About Thugs –have been translated into several languages and shortlisted for major prizes, including the Encore Award , the Crossword Prize, the Hindu Best Fiction Prize, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the Man Asian Literary Prize . Khair lives in Århus, Denmark, now.

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Language: English

Pages: 190

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperCollins India

Release: April 17, 2012

ISBN 13: 9789350293225

How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position

3.3/5 ( ratings)

About the Book:
Funny and sad, satirical and humane, How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position tells the interlinked stories of three unforgettable men –the flamboyant Ravi, the fundamentalist Karim and the unnamed and pragmatic Pakistani narrator –whose trajectories cross in Denmark. As the unnamed narrator copes with his divorce, and Ravi, despite his exterior of sceptical flamboyance falls deeply in love with a beautiful woman who is incapable of responding in kind, Karim–their landlord–goes on with his job as a cab-driver and his regular Friday Quran sessions. But is he going on with something else? Who is Karim? Why does he disappear suddenly at times or receive mysterious phone calls? When a 'terrorist attack' takes place in town, all three men find themselves embroiled in doubt, suspicion and, perhaps, danger. An acerbic commentary on the times, How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position is also a bittersweet, spell-binding novel about love and life today.

About the Author:
Born in 1966 and educated mostly in a small town of Bihar, India, Tabish Khair is the author of various critically acclaimed poetry collections, studies and novels. Winner of the All India Poetry Prize and fellowships at Delhi, Cambridge and Hong Kong, his novels–The Bus Stopped , Filming: A Love Story , and The Thing About Thugs –have been translated into several languages and shortlisted for major prizes, including the Encore Award , the Crossword Prize, the Hindu Best Fiction Prize, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the Man Asian Literary Prize . Khair lives in Århus, Denmark, now.

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Language: English

Pages: 190

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperCollins India

Release: April 17, 2012

ISBN 13: 9789350293225

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