My Son the Fanatic

Hanif Kureishi
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Set in a northern industrial town, this screenplay presents the dismay experienced by a Pakistani father when his son rejects the material possessions and values he has slaved all his life for and embraces a fundamentalist sect of Islam.
Genres: Short StoriesFictionSchoolPlaysContemporaryClassicsLiterary FictionIslam20th CenturyBritish Literature
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