i, migrant
By turns moving, shocking and laugh‐out‐loud funny, Sami Shah’s memoir, I, Migrant, is a humorous and intelligent look into the mind of a comic. Shah chronicles his life as a journalist in war torn Karachi, where he witnesses the aftermath of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, to his immigration to outback Australia and subsequent discovery that Australian wildlife comes with dangers all of its own.
I, Migrant was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the Russell Prize for Humour Writing, and received a starred review in Kirkus.
“The narrative is refreshing for its openness about religion, sexuality, and politics, topics that, for the most part, are taboo in the Islamic world. Honest and inspiring, Shah’s book is a reminder of how laughter is not only necessary, but also life-sustaining.
Humor at its most vigorous and unsparing.”