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Original Title:	Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan
ISBN:	0061567086 (ISBN13: 9780061567087)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	New Statesman Book of the Year

Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan

Ali Eteraz

Hardcover | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 3.54 | 736 Users | 93 Reviews

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Title	:	Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan
Author	:	Ali Eteraz
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	October 13th 2009 by HarperOne (first published January 1st 2009)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Cultural. Pakistan. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir. Religion. Islam

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“[Eteraz’s] adventures are a heavenly read.” —O, the Oprah magazine

“In this supremely assured, lush, and rip-roaring book, Eteraz manages to do the impossible, gliding confidently over the chasm that divides East and West. Wildly entertaining…memoir of the first order.” —Murad Kalam, author of Night Journey

Ali Eteraz’s award-winning memoir reveals the searing spiritual story of growing up in Pakistan under the specter of militant Islamic fundamentalism and then overcoming the culture shock of emigrating to the United States. A gripping memoir evocative of Persepolis, Reading Lolita in Tehran, and the novel The Kite Runner, Eteraz’s narrative is also a cathartic chronicle of spiritual awakening. Yael Goldstein Love, author of Overture, calls Children of Dust “a gift and a necessity [that] should be read by believers and nonbelievers alike.”

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Ratings: 3.54 From 736 Users | 93 Reviews

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The writing is wonderful but I struggled with the author consistently seeing himself as the sun rather than the movement he was part of. In each phase of life; he was looking for major public acknowledgment rather than hope that the movement he was part of was a success.

Amazing book. This is how it is and the author is very honest. Sad in some parts but I couldn't put it down!

A very beautifully and well written memoir. I loved the way Author writes and narrates various accounts. But for a common reader this book might create anti-Islamic sentiments. The book portrays the thought of Islam being so backward which is actually the problem with rural Pakistani culture where the Author grew up. He seems to be frustrated sexually balancing between Islam and girls. By the end it becomes better.

Why is this called Children of Dust? The book is interesting, but it seems inauthentic, Ali is writing for a western audience, and their appears to be no real soul-searching here. There is nothing to offend the mullahs here, but neither is there any feeling of compassion for the victims of Islamist violence. Is that the author or the Islam? There are a couple of insights, but this is definitely a book by an alienated outsider. Some events and things don't ring true, his father is a doctor and

I have to confess that I found this a little confusing for a memoir because so much is written in dialogue form, even when the author is a young child. It reads more like a novel than an autobiography, but the reading is very understandable and fluid.The first part is the most engaging as it discusses his upbringing in Pakistan which is most Dickensian with the poverty, the teachers who force memorization of religious texts (the Koran) and beat their students at a whim. I suppose the passages

I thought I'd enjoy another memoir--one of my favorite genres, but this was a disappointment. It didn't really feel like a memoir. I also thought I would learn more about Pakistan and Islam, but that didn't happen much, either. I was confused a bit with this story. There are changes that take place in his life, but I just couldn't follow. Skimmed through some of the book--just to get it finished.

This is the third "getting to know Islam" book I've read and the third one that included a chapter in which a young boy gets butt-raped by a group of men. I guess...message received?