The Exotic Rissole

Name: The Exotic Rissole
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SKU: 9781742232553
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A Memoir

By Tanveer Ahmed

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The Exotic Rissole by Tanveer Ahmed is a captivating memoir that traces the author's journey from a Bangladeshi immigrant in Australia to becoming a respected psychiatrist. It explores themes of cultural identity, the challenges of assimilation, and the pursuit of professional success, all infused with humour and poignant recollections. Through personal anecdotes, the book paints a vivid picture of navigating two contrasting worlds.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in a candid and humorous memoir that explores themes of cultural identity, family, and the immigrant experience. The author shares a personal journey filled with heart, wit, and insightful reflections on the challenges and celebrations of blending different worlds.

'I put some rissoles in sandwiches for you two. Dig in.' Lynchy grabbed two and handed me one. We bit into them while sipping our SodaStream-manufactured soft drink. A rush came over me as I tasted the spice-free rissole bursting across my taste buds. It was worth the wait.

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"I put some rissoles in sandwiches for you two. Dig in. Lynchy grabbed two and handed me one. We bit into them while sipping our SodaStream-manufactured soft drink. A rush came over me as I tasted the spice-free rissole bursting across my taste buds. It was worth the wait. Can life be too spicy?"

Suffering from an overload of turmeric and the complexities of growing up in an immigrant Bangladeshi family in Sydney's west, eleven-year-old Tanveer Ahmed thinks it probably can. And so begins an unpredictable, and very entertaining, double life - sampling the delights of Aussie cuisine, joining a cricket team that gets mistaken for a terrorist group and a stint as a Bollywood-style game show host.

After discovering an aversion to dead bodies as a medical student, Tanveer, quite inevitably, decides he'll become a psychiatrist.

The Exotic Rissole is an irreverent and very honest memoir. It's about the unexpected stories that emerge when cultures clash and the mix of identities that make up a life, held together loosely with breadcrumbs and egg.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742232553

Publisher: UNSW Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: UNSW Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 456g

Pages: 224

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Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Tanveer Ahmed

About the Author

Tanveer Ahmed is a psychiatrist, a comedian, and a writer for the Australian, the Monthly, and the Sydney Morning Herald. He is also a contributor to Growing Up Asian in Australia.