The Sitar

From the bowels of middle-class England, bona fide Brit Muslim lesbian Jaya Chakarbatti belies her mild-mannerisms and leads her group of Lassi Lesbians from their urban Midland terraced houses to the smelly back alleys of London's gay Soho, to seek out other Gaysians. Navigating the world of Bollywood drag queens, and the choice between reading the Quran or The Pink Paper, the girls take a snapshot of modern urban Britain, amidst riots, religious tensions, and social discontent, somehow ending up in the heat of uncomfortably straight but shamelessly camp streets of Bangladesh.

This is a sharp, witty look at contemporary, multicultural, polysexual Britain, exploring themes of complex postcolonial politics in a humorous, poignant, but always affectionate way.

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The Sitar

From the bowels of middle-class England, bona fide Brit Muslim lesbian Jaya Chakarbatti belies her mild-mannerisms and leads her group of Lassi Lesbians from their urban Midland terraced houses to the smelly back alleys of London's gay Soho, to seek out other Gaysians. Navigating the world of Bollywood drag queens, and the choice between reading the Quran or The Pink Paper, the girls take a snapshot of modern urban Britain, amidst riots, religious tensions, and social discontent, somehow ending up in the heat of uncomfortably straight but shamelessly camp streets of Bangladesh.

This is a sharp, witty look at contemporary, multicultural, polysexual Britain, exploring themes of complex postcolonial politics in a humorous, poignant, but always affectionate way.

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The Sitar

The Sitar

by Rebecca Idris
The Sitar

The Sitar

by Rebecca Idris

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Overview

From the bowels of middle-class England, bona fide Brit Muslim lesbian Jaya Chakarbatti belies her mild-mannerisms and leads her group of Lassi Lesbians from their urban Midland terraced houses to the smelly back alleys of London's gay Soho, to seek out other Gaysians. Navigating the world of Bollywood drag queens, and the choice between reading the Quran or The Pink Paper, the girls take a snapshot of modern urban Britain, amidst riots, religious tensions, and social discontent, somehow ending up in the heat of uncomfortably straight but shamelessly camp streets of Bangladesh.

This is a sharp, witty look at contemporary, multicultural, polysexual Britain, exploring themes of complex postcolonial politics in a humorous, poignant, but always affectionate way.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940044680814
Publisher: Rebecca Idris
Publication date: 06/24/2012
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 248 KB

About the Author

Rebecca Idris is a British author living in London. She writes contemporary stories set in urban, modern England, exploring themes of postcolonial politics, emerging immigrant identities, and gay and lesbian humour.

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