{"product_id":"the-go-between-a-portrait-of-growing-up-between-different-worlds-paperback","title":"The Go-Between: A Portrait of Growing Up Between Different Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOsman Yousefzada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the renowned artist, an enlightening memoir of living between worlds and learning how to find one's own\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of love, wisdom and yearning' Kit de Waal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA coming-of-age story set in Birmingham in the 1980s and 1990s, \u003ci\u003eThe Go-Between \u003c\/i\u003eopens a window into a closed migrant community living in a red-light district on the wrong side of the tracks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe adult world is seen through Osman's eyes as a child: his own devout migrant Muslim patriarchal community, with its divide between the world of men and women, living cheek-by-jowl with parallel migrant communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternative masculinities compete with strict gender roles, and female erasure and honour-based violence are committed, even as empowering female friendships prevail. The stories Osman tells, some fantastical and humorous, others melancholy and even harrowing, take us from the Birmingham of Osman's childhood to the banks of the river Kabul and the river Indus, and, eventually, to the London of his teenage years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOsman weaves in and out of these worlds, struggling with the dual burdens of racism and community expectations, as he is forced to realise it is no longer possible to exist in the spaces in between.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOsman Yousefzada \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Birmingham to migrant parents who were illiterate both in English and their mother tongue. An artist and writer who studied at SOAS and Central Saint Martins, he has an MPhil from Cambridge University. His visual art practice - of sculpture, moving image and textile installation - has been showcased in international programmes at the Whitechapel Gallery, MCA Sydney, Dhaka Art Summit, Ikon, V\u0026amp;A and more. He has made clothes for Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Lupita Nyong'o, Gwen Stefani, Emma Watson and many more. His experience within the fashion industry continues to inform the politics of his practice concerned with the rights of the anonymous worker and disposable consumerism. He edits\u003ci\u003e The Collective\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. Osman is currently a research practitioner at the Royal College of Art and visiting fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. \u003ci\u003eThe Go-Between \u003c\/i\u003ewas longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42218843635847,"sku":"9781838859787","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6b94bddd5fbef13d0f4f678ce70e5f2a.webp?v=1735117184","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-go-between-a-portrait-of-growing-up-between-different-worlds-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}