Book Club Online
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Education
Start date
Sat, Mar 26 01:00 PM
End date
Sat, Mar 26 03:00 PM
Address / City
5211 N Clark St Chicago
Location
Sweden
Pakkis by Khalid Hussain
The Museum book club reads a wide range of books from the Nordic countries. This is a free event and you can register by emailing museum@samac.org. The book can be bought in the Museum Store.
About Pakkis
Khalid Hussain is a Norwegian-Pakistani writer and film producer. Hussain was born in 1969 in Pakistan, and moved to Norway without his parents in 1975. He came to attention after writing the book Pakkis in 1986 when he was 16 years old.
Drawing upon his own life experiences, Hussain voiced in Pakkis the unique challenges of many young immigrants in Norway. In this novel, we follow the story of the teenager Sajjad as he tries to shape his own identity in the space between the Pakistani culture of his parents and the Norwegian culture of his peers. The novel has sold over 60,000 copies.
The Museum book club reads a wide range of books from the Nordic countries. This is a free event and you can register by emailing museum@samac.org. The book can be bought in the Museum Store.
About Pakkis
Khalid Hussain is a Norwegian-Pakistani writer and film producer. Hussain was born in 1969 in Pakistan, and moved to Norway without his parents in 1975. He came to attention after writing the book Pakkis in 1986 when he was 16 years old.
Drawing upon his own life experiences, Hussain voiced in Pakkis the unique challenges of many young immigrants in Norway. In this novel, we follow the story of the teenager Sajjad as he tries to shape his own identity in the space between the Pakistani culture of his parents and the Norwegian culture of his peers. The novel has sold over 60,000 copies.
Organizer
Swedish American Museum
Phone
773.728.8111
Email
museum@samac.org
