East Is East

by Ayub Khan-Din

Book Overview

The Khan children, caught between bell-bottoms and arranged marriages, are buffeted by their Pakistani father's insistence on tradition, their English mother's laissez-faire attitude and their own... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854593137
• ISBN13: 9781854593139
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

A great screenplay about westernized South Asians

This screenplay is an amazing example of the culture clash that exists between South Asians and their native cultures and modern western living. Ayub Khan-Din writes a perhaps mediocre script; however he definately encompasses the generational gap that exists between a conservative father and his new age childern that were bred by the standards and values of the west. Miniskirts, clubs, and etc. are part of the lives of these westernized kids; however, they must deal with their dual identity and everything that comes with it: arranged marriages, abstinence, and a traditional outlook. All in all this is a screenplay that comes with great recommendation because as a South Asian having to deal with western society I can commiserate with the plight of these kids. Plus this is a great British Comedy/Tragedy that is hilarious and even has a few inside jokes for us South Asians.