{"product_id":"brown-boys-swim-paperback","title":"Brown Boys Swim - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarim Khan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe think we'll be alright - because we wade through air, not water, but that's not enough.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest friends Mohsen and Kash are gearing up for the biggest night of their lives - Jess Denver's pool party. There's just one problem... they can't swim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFuelled by halal Haribo and chicken wings, the pair throw themselves in at the deep end, tackling cramped cubicles and cold showers as they learn how to be at one with the water. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFierce, funny, and brimming with heart, Karim Khan examines the pressures faced by young Muslim men in this exhilarating new play about fitting in and striking out. This was published to coincide with\u003cbr\u003eproduction at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in August 2022.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarim Khan is a screenwriter and playwright, based in Oxford. He is in development on a number of original projects and adaptations and is working with New Pictures, Kudos, The Ink Factory, World Productions, Big Light and Left Bank Pictures. He has worked on two new recent commissions - \u003ci\u003eBrown Boys Swim\u003c\/i\u003e with The North Wall and Oxford Playhouse, and \u003ci\u003eSweetmeets \u003c\/i\u003ewith Rifco and Watford Palace Theatre. Karim graduated from the MA Screenwriting course at the National Film and Television School with a Toledo and Channel 4 scholarship. His stage credits include \u003ci\u003eCorrosive \u003c\/i\u003e(Pegasus Theatre, 2019), \u003ci\u003eBeyond Shame\u003c\/i\u003e (Derby Theatre, 2018) and \u003ci\u003eOrange Juice\u003c\/i\u003e (The Pleasance, Burton Taylor Studio, 2017). Karim was also playwright in residence at the North Wall. Karim was on the Soho Writer's Lab, as well as the Royal Court Writer's Group, and prior to this, attached to the Oxford Playhouse. He contributed to Radio 4 sketch show \u003ci\u003eSketchtopia\u003c\/i\u003e(TX April 2018), and has written three short animation films, \u003ci\u003eA Bird with No Legs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePidgeon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCabin Pressure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739784745023,"sku":"9781350347502","price":25.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b9d3e7ded80532bbde599b954c9ea33b.webp?v=1765157804","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/brown-boys-swim-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}