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(Un)arranged Marriage
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A moving story of alienation and identity, (Un)arranged Marriage
follows teenager Manny as he struggles to maintain his links to his
family and live his own life.
follows teenager Manny as he struggles to maintain his links to his
family and live his own life.
The toilets in the motorway
service station at Leicester Forest East stank of disinfectant. But at
least they were warm compared to the biting wind that was kicking up
outside in the car park - where my two brothers Harry and Ranjit were
waiting for me. Waiting to take me to Derby, to a wedding--my
wedding. A wedding that I hadn't asked for, to a girl who I didn't
know.
On the morning of his marriage, which also
happens to be the morning of his 17th birthday, Manny looks back on his rebellious teenage years.
From the age of 13 he has found that the values of the Leicester Punjabi community from which he comes have little relevance to him. He has nothing in common with his brothers or parents. Manny's older brothers appear to him to glory in their ignorance while his father is a hypocritical, violent drunk. His mother is a remote figure who appears only to ask what he wants to eat or to cry hysterically at his disobedience. Knowing that he is expected to follow the same path as his brothers into an arranged marriage at the age of seventeen and a blue collar job, Manny makes the decision to try to make himself the most unsuitable suitor possible, the bridegroom that no-one will choose for their daughter. Finally though, it is a family trip to India which irrevocably sets Manny's mind on the course he had always suspected that he would have to take.
Written in the first person, (Un)Arranged Marriage feels very much as if it is inspired by personal experience, if not of Manny's specific situation then of his environment. The characters inhabit an unsentimental, realistic world, a world where kids often don't try quite hard enough at school and families cannot bridge the huge generation gaps between them. Perhaps what is most striking about Manny is his complete alienation from the Punjabi culture which his family are trying so hard to preserve, and his overwhelming detachment is skillfully captured here. The culture that Manny inherited is completely eclipsed as he embraces the Western culture he finds everywhere outside his home and which offers him the choices he desperately wants. --Rachel Ediss
TAKT/Erfurt 11/98
Endlich ist die zweite Sammlung vonTOMs Meisterwerken da, denn es wurde im Supermarkt um die Ecke schon etwas ungemütlich. Jeden Tag stand ich dort auf der Schwelle und grapschte mir die "taz". Natürlich las ich dieses "verwurschtelte" Blatt nicht, ich schlug nur die spaßige Wahrheits-Seite auf, um mich dann an dem nigelnagelneuen Cartoon vonTOM zu erfreuen. Fast totgelacht, die Zeitung in die Ecke und mit der "Jungen Welt" raus waren danach eins. Jetzt ist diese anstrengende Tortour erstmal vorbei, denn ich geniesse den backsteindicken Sammelband in jeder freien Minute.
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What a read! Actually, every now and then, there are books about arranged marriages concerning women, mostly Indian at that. This books shows, there's a second side to the story: An arranged marriage is also arranged for the husband to be. And why shouldn't he have dreams of his own as well? Manjit does have them, at least. He is born in Britain, and though raised in a very conservative Punjabi family, he aspires his own future life. As he is confronted with having to marry at age 17, he does everything to be not eligible to any conservative Punjabi family who want to get their daughter married. But he hasn't reckoned with his brutish father and brothers nor with his otherwise colourless, but here blackmailing mother. He is made to suffer in order to be bent into the direction the family would want him to have.
For me, it has been the first novel to describe this perspective. It was shattering, deeply impressing and quite a teach. Let's hope Bali Rai will write a lot of other novels thus exquisitely touching topics nobody thought of before.
For me, it has been the first novel to describe this perspective. It was shattering, deeply impressing and quite a teach. Let's hope Bali Rai will write a lot of other novels thus exquisitely touching topics nobody thought of before.
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Touché, so heißt der seit 1991 täglich in der taz erscheinende Comic-Strip von Thomas Körner, besser bekannt als ©TOM. Auch der vorliegende zweite Band im "Backstein-Format" versammelt wieder 1000 (!) Touchés, entstanden im Zeitraum von 1995 bis 1998. In jeweils drei Bildern nimmt ©TOM den alltäglichen Wahnsinn aufs Korn. Dabei entwickeln sich mit der Zeit verschiedene wiederkehrende Charaktere und Situationen, so die Oma am Postschalter ("Eine Eine Mark Marke"), der Schüler Huschke, der Neuankömmlinge begrüßende Teufel in der Hölle, die beiden Bademeister im Schwimmbad und viele mehr. Sehr schnell wachsen einem die großnasigen Gesellen ans Herz. ©TOM versteht es, eine gute Mischung zu verwenden aus statischen Situationen, die durch den Wortwitz glänzen, und dynamischen Handlungen, die mit sehr wenig Dialog auskommen (in der Tradition der "ohne Worte"-Witzbilder); wenn auch mit größerem Gewicht auf dem hervorragenden Wortwitz. Zugegeben, so manche Strips überschreiten die Grenze zum Kalauer, aber zum einen ist dies die verschwindende Minderheit und zum anderen sicher verzeihlich angesichts der Herausforderung, täglich einen neuen witzigen Strip produzieren zu müssen. Nach eigener Auskunft "denkt er inzwischen alles, was er sieht, in drei Bildern". Hut ab vor diesem begnadeten Cartoonisten - ich freue mich schon auf das dritte Tausend! (Dies ist eine Amazon.de an der Uni-Studentenrezension.)
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The book (un)arranged marriage" written by Bali Rai is a wonderful book. The story is about an Indian boy (Manny) living in Leicester (UK) who is torn between his original and the western culture. Manny's family wants to force him to marry an Indian girl he has yet to meet. He, on the other hand, has a girlfriend of his own and a best mate who represents everything that Manny's family disapproves of.
This book focuses on arranged marriages which is a highly interesting topic, because it shows the contrast between two completely different cultures and viewpoints.
By reading the book you get to know the protagonist (Manny) very well. You get an insight into his feelings and thoughts and you develop a better understanding for Indian culture and customs. The reader can easily identify himself with the protagonist.
Comparing `(un)arranged marriage' to other books by Bali Rai, one can clearly see the similarities between them. They are dealing with everyday problems such as social difficulties, love, dreams and racism.
The book is an easy read, divided into chapters and locations.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Indian culture and likes reading a well written, funny and yet serious book.
This book focuses on arranged marriages which is a highly interesting topic, because it shows the contrast between two completely different cultures and viewpoints.
By reading the book you get to know the protagonist (Manny) very well. You get an insight into his feelings and thoughts and you develop a better understanding for Indian culture and customs. The reader can easily identify himself with the protagonist.
Comparing `(un)arranged marriage' to other books by Bali Rai, one can clearly see the similarities between them. They are dealing with everyday problems such as social difficulties, love, dreams and racism.
The book is an easy read, divided into chapters and locations.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Indian culture and likes reading a well written, funny and yet serious book.
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Vor 6 Monaten von N. Kurseitov veröffentlicht
sometimes too one-sided
All the positive descriptions of "(Un)arranged Marriage" that have been posted so far are correct. But there are also some negative aspects about it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 18 Monaten von Verena Q. veröffentlicht
immer wieder schön!
man möchte immer mehr zeit auf der toilette verbringen, um sich weiter durch dieses kurzweilige buch durchzustöbern. toll!
Veröffentlicht am 2. April 2009 von mathilde
Review of Bali Rai's book "(un)arranged marriage"
The book is written in a style which is easy to understand but a little bit colloquial. The characters are chosen well because they are varied and it's interesting to have a look... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Juli 2007 von Klasse 11,EBG
Bali Rai - unarranged marriage
We've read the book (un)arranged marriage by Bali Rai in school.
The characters were well chosen but some of them were too similar. Lesen Sie weiter...
The characters were well chosen but some of them were too similar. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Juli 2007 von A. Schrödl
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