Ausma Zehanat Khan
Autor(a) de The Unquiet Dead
About the Author
Séries
Obras por Ausma Zehanat Khan
Muslim Girl, April/May 2008 1 exemplar
The Once and Future Qadi {short story} 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives (2020) — Contribuidor — 24 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- Canada
- Locais de residência
- Colorado, USA
- Educação
- University of Ottawa
University of Toronto - Ocupações
- lawyer
teacher
community activist
writer - Organizações
- Muslim Girl magazine
- Agente
- Danielle Burby
Membros
Críticas
Listas
First Novels (1)
2010s (1)
Prémios
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 15
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 1,398
- Popularidade
- #18,384
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 127
- ISBN
- 118
- Línguas
- 1
- Marcado como favorito
- 2
Many 1-star reviews deplored the “politics” of the novel (and, yes, that verb is appropriate). I look forward to the continuation of these stories by Ms. Khan and reading her earlier works too. Having taught English learners for many years (and having been one myself), I found the representation of difficulties faced by immigrant communities quite plausible.
That being said, there are some triggering elements- primarily violence against immigrants, mostly women, and a rather gleeful attitude by bigots in power as they inflict harm on others- which, while I know it exists- may not be as widespread in most communities as is represented here; this appears to be the main trigger for 1-star reviews. Slaughterhouse description may be too detailed for some.… (mais)