Ausma Zehanat Khan
Autore di The Unquiet Dead
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Ausma Zehanat Khan
Muslim Girl, April/May 2008 1 copia
Opere correlate
Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives (2020) — Collaboratore — 24 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Luogo di residenza
- Colorado, USA
- Istruzione
- University of Ottawa
University of Toronto - Attività lavorative
- lawyer
teacher
community activist
writer - Organizzazioni
- Muslim Girl magazine
- Agente
- Danielle Burby
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
First Novels (1)
2010s (1)
Premi e riconoscimenti
Potrebbero anche piacerti
Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 15
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 1,400
- Popolarità
- #18,344
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 127
- ISBN
- 118
- Lingue
- 1
- Preferito da
- 2
Many 1-star reviews deplored the “politics” of the novel (and, yes, that verb is appropriate). I look forward to the continuation of these stories by Ms. Khan and reading her earlier works too. Having taught English learners for many years (and having been one myself), I found the representation of difficulties faced by immigrant communities quite plausible.
That being said, there are some triggering elements- primarily violence against immigrants, mostly women, and a rather gleeful attitude by bigots in power as they inflict harm on others- which, while I know it exists- may not be as widespread in most communities as is represented here; this appears to be the main trigger for 1-star reviews. Slaughterhouse description may be too detailed for some.… (altro)