An American family : a memoir of hope and sacrifice
Khan, Khizr, 1950-2017
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In fewer than 300 words, Khizr Khan electrified viewers around the world when he took the stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. And when he offered to lend Donald Trump his own much-read and dog-eared pocket Constitution, his gesture perfectly encapsulated the feelings of millions. But who was that man, standing beside his wife, extolling the promises and virtues of the U.S. Constitution? In this urgent and timeless immigrant story, we learn that Khizr Khan has been many things. He was the oldest of 10 children born to farmers in Pakistan, and a curious and thoughtful boy who listened rapt as his grandfather recited Rumi beneath the moonlight. He was a university student who read the Declaration of Independence and was awestruck by what might be possible in life.
Main title:
An American family : a memoir of hope and sacrifice / Khizr Khan.
Author:
Khan, Khizr, 1950-, author
Imprint:
London : Sphere, 2017.
Collation:
xiii, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Random House.Text on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780751572346 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1284344