{"product_id":"manboobs-a-very-queer-memoir","title":"Manboobs: A very queer memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’m just a man, standing in front of a salad, asking it to be a cake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do you do when you’re too gay for Pakistan, too Pakistani to be gay in America and you’re ashamed of your body everywhere?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven as a young child in Lahore, Komail Aijazuddin knew he was different. Other boys didn’t pirouette off their desks, get bullied for their ‘manboobs’ or spontaneously burst into songs from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Other boys didn’t play together like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarved of a crucial part of himself, he ate. And ate. Before long, his own body became another burden to carry everywhere and to hide. Komail began to believe his only chance at a happy, meaningful life would be found elsewhere: in America, land of the free, home of the gays. But he would soon learn that finding happiness takes a lot more than a plane ticket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Aijazuddin’s riotous, intelligent memoir of searching for his place between two worlds while navigating a minefield of expectations, prejudice and self-doubt. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eManboobs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Aijazuddin confidently announces himself as a sharp new voice in humour with his moving, wickedly funny search for love and the bravery required to be yourself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDate of Publication: 08\/08\/2024,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003ePublished By: Transworld Publishers Ltd,\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 144 x 225 x 27mm\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529929386\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58637838352758,"sku":"9781529929386","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0581\/3703\/files\/manboobs.jpg?v=1789125931","url":"https:\/\/shop.courtauld.ac.uk\/products\/manboobs-a-very-queer-memoir","provider":"Courtauld Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}