East is East (Nick Hern Books) [Paperback]

Ayub Khan-Din (Author)

Book Description

Series: Nick Hern Books | Publication Date: September 1, 1997

Re-issue of this intensely likeable best-selling comedy to coincide with extensive nationwide tour from Sept 05 to April 06. In Salford 1970: the Khan children, caught between bell-bottoms and arranged marriages, are buffeted this way and that by their Pakistani father's insistence on tradition, their English mother's laissez-faire and their own wish to be citizens of the modern world. Successfully filmed, after a rags-to-riches stage career that began in Birmingham in 1996, went on to a London premiere at the Royal Court, and culminated in the West End, "East is East" is a firm favourite with schools and theatres alike. It is one of NHB's top ten best-selling plays.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'First plays don't come much better than this... full of intelligence, irresistible laughter and serious promise.' Sunday Times 'A tremendous achievement.. a hugely entertaining, highly involving, emotionally tender, politically inflamed family drama' Time Out"

About the Author

Ayub Khan-Din's East is East won the John Whiting and Writers' Guild Awards and the film version won "Best Film" at the British Comedy Awards. His second play, Last Dance at Dum Dum premiered in the West End.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books; New edition edition (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854593137
• ISBN-13: 978-1854593139
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great screenplay about westernized South Asians, August 25, 2000

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"immy1459" (Syosset, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: East is East: A Screenplay (Paperback)

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.