Both a classic coming-of-age story and a uniquely refreshing tale for our time, Gautam Malkani's internationally acclaimed debut novel has turned heads with its themes of new tribalism, aggressive masculinity, integration and the enduring shadow of generations. Now in a Perennial edition with a fascinating P.S. section, Londonstani is poised to become an iconic favourite of contemporary British literature, at par with the works of Irvine Welsh, Zadie Smith and Monica Ali.

Londonstani

Literature & Fiction

Malkani, Gautam

Contemporary

Penguin Press

LONDONSTANI PB

Humor & Satire

Fourth Estate

A talented new writer whose portrayal of the serious business of assimilation and young masculinity is disturbing and hilarious Hailed as one of the most surprising British novels in recent years, Gautam Malkani's electrifying debut reveals young South Asians struggling to distinguish themselves from their parents' generation in the vast urban sprawl that is contemporary London. Chronicling the lives of a gang of four young middle-class men-Hardjit, the violent enforcer; Ravi, the follower; Amit, who's struggling to come to terms with his mother's hypocrisy; and Jas, desperate to win the approval of the others despite lusting after Samira, a Muslim girl-Londonstani, funny, disturbing, and written in the exuberant language of its protagonists, is about tribalism, aggressive masculinity, integration, alienation, bling-bling economics, and "complicated family-related shit."

Dramas & Plays

Penguin??Books

Funny, crude, disturbing, written in the vibrant language of its protagonists, Londonstani follows Hardjit, Ravi, Amit and Jas as they cruise the streets of Hounslow, West London, in Amit’s souped-up Beemer. Chasing the posh thug life, this crew of middle-class boys seems invincible―until their petty scams and chest-thumping violence leads them into dangerous terrain, and harsh reality supplants the fantasy of hip-hop bling and easy cash. Both a classic coming-of-age story and a uniquely refreshing tale for our time, Gautam Malkani’s internationally acclaimed debut novel has turned heads with its themes of new tribalism, aggressive masculinity, integration and the enduring shadow of generations. Now in a Perennial edition with a fascinating P.S. section, Londonstani is poised to become an iconic favourite of contemporary British literature, at par with the works of Irvine Welsh, Zadie Smith and Monica Ali.

Genre Fiction

HarperCollins, Publishers

Struggling with the cultural and religious dynamics of modern London, eighteen-year-old Asian Jas finds himself targeted for his gang membership, unpromising education, and attraction to a woman of a different race, challenges that compromise his survival and exterior persona of a free-style, up-to-date big-city youth. A first novel. 60,000 first printing.

Penguin Press HC, The

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Londonstani

LONDONSTANI PB

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