No Land's Man - Softcover

"a warm and explosively funny book" - The New York Times "highly entertaining and engaging" -India West "Mandvi's book 'No Land's Man' is a collection of humorous essays that explore his myriad identities: Indian, Muslim, British, and American...The book is a lighthearted but heartfelt portrait of Mandvi's childhood and his struggles to come to terms with his rather complicated life." -The Boston Globe "a warm and explosively funny book" - The New York Times "We need more books like this - or rather, we need to read more books like this - in order to understand the fundamental humanity that we all share, regardless of skin color." -Daily Kos "highly entertaining and engaging" -India West "Aasif is my favorite Indo-Muslim-British- American "Daily Show" correspondent ever. I loved "No Land's Man"!" -Jim Gaffigan, author of "Dad Is Fat" and "Food: A Love Story" " It always bothered me that Aasif was more than merely funny-he's also a great actor. Now I've learned he's an amazing storyteller as well, and I am furious . . . but also grateful. Aasif's movement between cultures and genres is what makes him and his story singularly funny, poignant, and essential." -John Hodgman, author of "The Areas of My Expertise" and "More Information Than You Require "

Aasif Mandvi-best known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart-has been dealing with identity issues across three continents and 30 years. With wit, smarts, and a good dose of hard-earned perspective, Mandvi explores a range of engrossing stories: dealing with his brunch-obsessed father, being a teenage Michael Jackson impersonator, and playing snake charmers, taxi drivers, and eventually a fake journalist as an actor in New York, where he was even once told that he wasn't "Indian" enough for a role. Now in paperback, No Land's Man is a laugh-out-loud account of a second-generation immigrant's search for meaning and identity in an increasingly confusing world.