Behsharam (Shameless) (Oberon Modern Plays)
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Books › Drama › Middle Eastern
ISBN: 1840022493 / Publisher: Oberon Books, April 2002
Teenager Sati loves Arsenel striker Ian Wright. Her sister Jaspal dreams of a singing career as a Karen Carpenter impersonator. But since their Mum left on a pilgrimmage to India seven years before, Jaspal's life has been spinning out of control. So what if she smokes the odd spliff and turns the odd trick? But when Sati starts asking questions Jaspal can't handle, the pressure starts to build.
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Two daughters, two mothers, one father, a cardboard cut-out and a foul-mouthed granny – a household at war with itself, and a family which will do anything to protect its' secrets. Behsharam (Shameless) follows second generation sisters, Jaspal and Sati, through the fantasies, dysfunctions and obsessions of their extraordinary extended family.Set in Birmingham, this is a bold, disturbing and at times hilarious exploration of the British Asian experience.
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