A Dutiful Boy

Zaidi, Mohsin

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Mohsin grew up in a deprived pocket of east London; his family was close-knit but very religiously conservative. From a young age Mohsin felt different but in a home where being gay was inconceivable he also felt very alone. Outside of home Mohsin went to a failing inner city school where gang violence was a fact of life. As he grew up life didn’t seem to offer teenage Mohsin any choices: he was disenfranchised as a poor, brown boy, and he was isolated from his family as a closet gay Muslim. However Mohsin had incredible drive and he used education as a way out of his home life and to throw himself into a new kind of life. He became the first person from his school to go to Oxford University and there he found the freedom to come out to his friends. But Oxford was a whole different world with its own huge challenges and Mohsin found himself increasingly conflicted.

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Publish Date: 10/06/2021
ISBN: 9781529112207 Category: Tags: ,

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A Guardian Best Book of the Year
A GQ Best Book of the Year
A New Statesman Best Book of the Year

Winner of the LAMBDA 2021 Literary Award for Best Gay Memoir/Biography

A Dutiful Boy is Mohsin’s personal journey from denial to acceptance: a revelatory memoir about the power of love, belonging, and living every part of your identity.

Growing up in a devout Muslim household, it felt impossible for Mohsin to be gay. Unable to be open with his family, and with difficult conditions at school, he felt his opportunities closing around him. Despite the odds, Mohsin’s perseverance led him to become the first person from his school to attend Oxford University, where new experiences and encounters helped him to discover who he truly wanted to be. Mohsin was confronted with the biggest decision he would ever make: to live the life that was expected of him or to live as his authentic self.

‘Genuinely inspiring… Beautifully written, dignified and ultimately redemptive, this challenging story abounds with light and love’ Attitude

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Weight 202 g
Dimensions 197 × 129 × 20 mm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

280
Language

English
Edition
Dewey

340.092 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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