Unimagined ranked no 11 at Sydney Writers' Festival
The pick of the literary crop 2007 – The Sydney Morning Herald
The best books of 2007 – The Independent
Books of the year 2006 – The Guardian
Paperback of the week – The Guardian
Best non-fiction read of 2007 – dovegreyreader
Shortlisted for the YoungMinds Book Award 2007
My Main Festival Incident: The Governor and the Canapé
Imran Ahmad recommended at Sydney Writers' Festival by:
Susan Wyndham in The Sydney Morning Herald
The Principal of Sydney Boys High School
John Huxley in The Sydney Morning Herald
Unimagined ranked no 11 at Sydney Writers' Festival
'The tender humor and intelligence of this memoir belies its political importance; through it, Muslims are humanized. Imran Ahmad, Pakistan-born and London-raised, writes beautifully of his life … Just beautiful.'
Antonella Gambotto-Burke
'I loved the fresh and uninhibited honesty of Imran Ahmad's Unimagined.'
Bruce Elder
'In Unimagined, Imran Ahmad writes with warmth, humour and insight about the challenges and joys of growing up nerdy, dreamy and Muslim in Britain.'
Emily Maguire
'I consumed Unimagined as soon as I started it. I couldn't wait until the plane ride. It was an absolute joy to read. I loved every moment of it ...'
Randa Abdel-Fattah
'... a fascinating insight ...'
The Sydney Morning Herald
'... an amusing and highly accessible book which deals with a range of theological and cross-cultural issues ...'
The Canberra Times
Australia & New Zealand distribution – click here
Australia: The Nile – click here
Australia: Dymocks – click here
Imran Ahmad will be at the
May 19 - 25, 2008
and on tour (17 - 28 May)
Schedule of events
Saturday, 17 May Melbourne 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Melbourne Town Hall SBS/GNW Television
– Filming of Salam CaféThursday 22 May 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ABC Radio National The World Today With Eleanor Hall Wednesday 28 May 10:00 pm – 10:30 pm SBS Television Salam Café Thursday, 22 May Sydney 10:00 am – 11:00 am Sydney Theatre Not Another Misery Memoir … With Judith Lucy, Ryan Knighton Thursday, 22 May Parramatta 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm Riverside Theatres – Lennox Theatre An Unimagined Evening With Randa Abdel-Fattah Sunday, 25 May Sydney 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Pier 2/3 – Upstairs Writers' Salon An Unimagined Journey With Bruce Elder Postponed 7:30 pm – SBS Television Insight With Lisa Main Tuesday, 27 May Canberra 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Asia Bookroom An Unimagined Talk
Australia Events and Links
Wed 28 May: Salam Café – watch the show here after it airs
Thurs 22 May: SWF – ‘Not Another Misery Memoir’
Thurs 22 May: SWF – ‘An Unimagined Evening’ in Paramatta
Sun 25 May: SWF – ‘An Unimagined Journey’
Tue 27 May: Asia Bookroom, Canberra – ‘An Unimagined Talk’
E-mail: Author@unimagined.co.uk
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