One of the three main protagonists, Jens Erik, a conservative Danish police officer close to retirement, is talking to one of his informers, Hanif, a Bangladeshi sausage-van operator
Tabish Khair
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A Pakistan-born Princeton graduate's journey from yuppiedom to fundamentalism
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What's fascinating is how his oeuvre has developed......but without ever losing sight of its main concerns
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Jhumpa's writing is perfect. Just that in this kind offiction, currently all the rage, life is too spelt out.
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The author's broad sympathies plumb the usual depths
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A well-knit and illuminating account of Vassanji's various visits to India over a number of years
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Raison d’etre for travel, crucible of history, simple article of faith—accounts of Haj as this merit retelling
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It ranks among the best travelogue-type studies of Muslim societies in recent years
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Fashionably racy, it is nevertheless not superficial.
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It is a novel I would recommend to all university students, at least of my generation; it ought to become cult at DU.
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