East is East Paperback – September 1, 1997

This play is set in 1970 with Pakistani-English family who are trying to find where they fit within the two differing cultures. The siblings all have very differing views on what their futures hold while their father tries to hold in to his Pakistani culture and instil his beliefs in them while clashing with their modern ideas. There are some difficult subjects that are also tackled in this play domestic abuse and racism among them. I would recommend this book.

I watched and enjoyed East is East ages ago but was really interested to see where it came from so decided to read the play. It was a brilliant investment of time and jumped off the page. It is stripped back compared to the film version but loses none of the comedy for that. The complexity of the Khan marriage is starker on the page though. The structure works well with the wonderful Sajid bringing it all together - I really wish there were more stage productions.

Haven't yet read the book but pleased with my purchase arrived on time and good value for money many thanks

Exactly as described - no problems at all.

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