{"product_id":"children-of-dust-a-portrait-of-a-muslim-as-a-young-man-paperback","title":"Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a Young Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAli Eteraz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Eteraz's] adventures are a heavenly read.\" --O, the Oprah magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this supremely assured, lush, and rip-roaring book, Eteraz manages to do the impossible, gliding confidently over the chasm that divides East and West. Wildly entertaining...memoir of the first order.\" --Murad Kalam, author of Night Journey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAli Eteraz's award-winning memoir reveals the searing spiritual story of growing up in Pakistan under the specter of militant Islamic fundamentalism and then overcoming the culture shock of emigrating to the United States. A gripping memoir evocative of Persepolis, Reading Lolita in Tehran, and the novel The Kite Runner, Eteraz's narrative is also a cathartic chronicle of spiritual awakening. Yael Goldstein Love, author of Overture, calls Children of Dust \"a gift and a necessity [that] should be read by believers and nonbelievers alike.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpiritual Journey: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow a young boy's path from a Pakistani madrassa to the heart of the American Bible Belt, as he grapples with a sacred promise made at his birth to become a great servant of Islam.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCulture Shock: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the poignant and often humorous clash of cultures as a young immigrant navigates high school, family, and faith in a world utterly different from the one he left behind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIslamic Fundamentalism: \u003c\/b\u003e A rare, firsthand account of embracing--and later questioning--a fundamentalist worldview, offering a nuanced look at the forces that shape belief in the modern world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComing of Age Memoir: \u003c\/b\u003e For readers of \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, this unforgettable story traces a search for identity across continents, a journey from a boy promised to God to a man forging his own path.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary personal journey from Islamic fundamentalism to a new life in the west\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this spellbinding portrayal of a life that few Americans can imagine, Ali Eteraz tells the story of his schooling in a \u003cem\u003emadrassa\u003c\/em\u003e in Pakistan, his teenage years as a Muslim American in the Bible Belt, and his voyage back to Pakistan to find a pious Muslim wife. This lyrical, penetrating saga from a brilliant new literary voice captures the heart of our universal quest for identity and the temptations of religious extremism.\u003c\/p\u003e--San Jose Mercury News\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary personal journey from Islamic fundamentalism to a new life in the west\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this spellbinding portrayal of a life that few Americans can imagine, Ali Eteraz tells the story of his schooling in a \u003cem\u003emadrassa\u003c\/em\u003e in Pakistan, his teenage years as a Muslim American in the Bible Belt, and his voyage back to Pakistan to find a pious Muslim wife. This lyrical, penetrating saga from a brilliant new literary voice captures the heart of our universal quest for identity and the temptations of religious extremism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45617922998469,"sku":"9780061626852","price":24.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/z-x8wwV2jv9780061626852.webp?v=1781183701","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/children-of-dust-a-portrait-of-a-muslim-as-a-young-man-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}