- Taschenbuch: 288 Seiten
- Verlag: Vintage (8. April 2008)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0307388026
- ISBN-13: 978-0307388025
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 12,4 x 1,5 x 20,1 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 299.742 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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“A small wonder. . . . Where boredom replaces bohemia and real life is only glimpsed in a Springsteen lyric. The result is a genuinely moving rite of passage in which pop music plays an essential and disposable role.” —Mojo
“Wonderful. . . . It was the New Jersey songwriter's music to which the young Manzoor clung during a childhood in a strict Pakistani Muslim household in the Luton neighborhood of Bury Park. . . . Manzoor leaps clear of cliche by virtue of the story he has to tell, and the insight, compassion, humor and self-awareness with which he tells it.” —The Sunday Times (London)
“Successfully evokes not only a particular time and place, but, more importantly, a pervasive sense of marginality. . . . A very personal narrative of love, separation, loss and guilt.” —The New Statesman
“Wonderful. . . . It was the New Jersey songwriter's music to which the young Manzoor clung during a childhood in a strict Pakistani Muslim household in the Luton neighborhood of Bury Park. . . . Manzoor leaps clear of cliche by virtue of the story he has to tell, and the insight, compassion, humor and self-awareness with which he tells it.” —The Sunday Times (London)
“Successfully evokes not only a particular time and place, but, more importantly, a pervasive sense of marginality. . . . A very personal narrative of love, separation, loss and guilt.” —The New Statesman
Kurzbeschreibung
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.
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Ho-hum.
28. November 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
I was interested in picking up this book because I'm from Asbury Park and I like Springsteen's music. I didn't really expect much from the piece, so my expectations weren't very high. With that said, I was pretty satisfied by the last page.
It's about a young bloke from London who is torn between his strict Pakistani upbringing and his love for rock music, particularly anything by Bruce Springsteen. Gradually he musters the strength and gumption to tear away from his parents more and more, dressing rebeliously and eventually even flying to America on whims just to see Springsteen concerts. The young man is not only fixated but obsessed and Bruce is often likened to a messiah of sorts. The entire book is about seperating oneself from his/her culture for the sake of personal identity. Interesting...
However, what wasn't so interesting was the main character. He came off as a constant complainer, selfishly abandoning his important duties to his family just so that he could indulge in his gluttonous love for self-expression. Seldom did he ever sacrifice himself for those who took care of him, even after the tragic death of his father through circumstance I can well identify with. He was constantly whining about how bad he had it when all the while he was the only person in his family who got to have it his way. His father, God rest his soul, worked his tail off to make enough money in England for his family to migrate over and lead better lives. His sisters, being female, were already done in through cultural demands and thus were expected to shoot low in life's grand plan. His brother, strictly adhering to the beliefs of his upbringing, took on all of the responsibilities that the main character chose to forsake.
My low opinion of the author was set in stone after hearing an interview with him on NPR. He came off as self-centered, overbearing and seemed to talk just to hear his own voice. Then again, that's what this is all about - his own voice. Forget everyone else.
This book is below average.
It's about a young bloke from London who is torn between his strict Pakistani upbringing and his love for rock music, particularly anything by Bruce Springsteen. Gradually he musters the strength and gumption to tear away from his parents more and more, dressing rebeliously and eventually even flying to America on whims just to see Springsteen concerts. The young man is not only fixated but obsessed and Bruce is often likened to a messiah of sorts. The entire book is about seperating oneself from his/her culture for the sake of personal identity. Interesting...
However, what wasn't so interesting was the main character. He came off as a constant complainer, selfishly abandoning his important duties to his family just so that he could indulge in his gluttonous love for self-expression. Seldom did he ever sacrifice himself for those who took care of him, even after the tragic death of his father through circumstance I can well identify with. He was constantly whining about how bad he had it when all the while he was the only person in his family who got to have it his way. His father, God rest his soul, worked his tail off to make enough money in England for his family to migrate over and lead better lives. His sisters, being female, were already done in through cultural demands and thus were expected to shoot low in life's grand plan. His brother, strictly adhering to the beliefs of his upbringing, took on all of the responsibilities that the main character chose to forsake.
My low opinion of the author was set in stone after hearing an interview with him on NPR. He came off as self-centered, overbearing and seemed to talk just to hear his own voice. Then again, that's what this is all about - his own voice. Forget everyone else.
This book is below average.
7 von 9 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Music crosses-and brings together cultures
13. April 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
Bury Park is a neighborhood in Luton, a rough suburb of London that has been the home to many Pakistanis who immigranted to Britain. It was to this suburb that Sarfraz Manzoor's father brought his wife and family when he had saved enough money to have them come from their Pakistani village and join him in 1974. Sarfraz was only two years old, so his memories of life in Pakistan are not vivid, but he has written with great clarity about the issues surrounding a Pakistani son growing up in England.
Sarfraz Manzoor is now a journalist who can competently describe his feelings as a boy who didn't quite fit in either with his white schoolmates or his Pakistani family. Where he found his niche, however, was as a devoted fan of Bruce Springsteen and his music. He was introduced to Springsteen's songs by a Sikh friend from school, and almost immediately fell under the Boss's spell. Throughout the book he refers to ways that particular songs seem to capture his situation in life. He also made a concerted effort to attend Springsteen concerts whenever he could - including traveling to the U.S. for one shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
The other main focus of Manzoor's memoir is his father. As a first-generation immigrant, Manzoor's father worked very hard his entire life to try to make a better life than he would have had in Pakistan. Yet he was a traditional Pakistani in his views of all things British - seeing them as too liberal, thus there was near constant conflict with his children about Muslin values versus white attitudes and actions.
This memoir gives an excellent picture of the lives of Pakistanis in Britain as well as an interesting documentary on how one man's music can affect another's life. I found it to be entertaining as well as enlightening and would recommend it to others - particularly those who like Bruce Springsteen's music and those who enjoy examining other cultures.
Armchair Interview says: This memoir is an excellent example of how music crosses cultures.
Sarfraz Manzoor is now a journalist who can competently describe his feelings as a boy who didn't quite fit in either with his white schoolmates or his Pakistani family. Where he found his niche, however, was as a devoted fan of Bruce Springsteen and his music. He was introduced to Springsteen's songs by a Sikh friend from school, and almost immediately fell under the Boss's spell. Throughout the book he refers to ways that particular songs seem to capture his situation in life. He also made a concerted effort to attend Springsteen concerts whenever he could - including traveling to the U.S. for one shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
The other main focus of Manzoor's memoir is his father. As a first-generation immigrant, Manzoor's father worked very hard his entire life to try to make a better life than he would have had in Pakistan. Yet he was a traditional Pakistani in his views of all things British - seeing them as too liberal, thus there was near constant conflict with his children about Muslin values versus white attitudes and actions.
This memoir gives an excellent picture of the lives of Pakistanis in Britain as well as an interesting documentary on how one man's music can affect another's life. I found it to be entertaining as well as enlightening and would recommend it to others - particularly those who like Bruce Springsteen's music and those who enjoy examining other cultures.
Armchair Interview says: This memoir is an excellent example of how music crosses cultures.
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