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No Land`s Man (Hardcover)
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It always bothered me that Aasif was more than merely funny-he's
also a great actor. Now I've learned he's an amazing storyteller as
well, and I am furious . . . but also grateful. Aasif's movement
between cultures and genres is what makes him and his story
singularly funny, poignant, and essential." - John Hodgman, author
of The Areas of My Expertise and More Information Than You Require
"My father moved our family to the United States because of a word.
It was a word whose meaning fascinated him. It was a singularly
American word, a fat word, a word that could only be spoken with
decadent pride. That word was . . . Brunch! 'The beauty of
America,' he would say, 'is they have so much food, that between
breakfast and lunch they have to stop and eat again.'" -from
"International House of Patel" If you're an
Indo-Muslim-British-American actor who has spent more time in bars
than mosques over the past few decades, turns out it's a little
tough to explain who you are or where you are from. In No Land's
Man Aasif Mandvi explores this and other conundrums through stories
about his family, ambition, desire, and culture that range from
dealing with his brunch-obsessed father, to being a high-school-age
Michael Jackson impersonator, to joining a Bible study group in
order to seduce a nice Christian girl, to improbably becoming
America's favorite Muslim/Indian/Arab/Brown/Doctor correspondent on
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . This is a book filled with
passion, discovery, and humor. Mandvi hilariously and poignantly
describes a journey that will resonate with anyone who has had to
navigate his or her way in the murky space between lands. Or anyone
who really loves brunch."
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