No New Land

by M.G. Vassanji

Book Overview

Nurdin Lalani and his family, Asian immigrants from Africa, have come to the Toronto suburb of Don Mills only to find that the old world and its values pursue them. A genial orderly at a downtown... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771087225
• ISBN13: 9780771087226
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Emblem Editions
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Migration Tale

This book is set in Toronto at some point in the late 1970s/early 1980s and follows an Indian family from West Africa and their immigrant story. It is filled with little, poignant moments and many quiet, yet memorable characters that together, paint a very moving portrait of people in transition. Best of all, Vassanji is able to capture all this in an easy going, understated style. Highly recommend to all, but especially for those with interest in immigrant/minority experiences.