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A kaleidoscopic journey in search of happiness and freedom—Aijazuddin’s account is hip, engrossing, deeply moving, and remarkably funny. * MANIL SURI, award-winning author of The Death of Vishnu * Vastly entertaining and wickedly funny ...Aijazuddin has given us a globetrotting bildungsroman for the twenty-first century filled with danger, wit, harrowing escapes, and, yes, musicals. He just might be the most interesting man you’ll ever take to bed with you. * GREG MARSHALL, author of Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It * A sharply witty and heartwarmingly candid memoir that pirouettes across Lahore, London, and New York City in a quest for home. Part coming-of-age story, part musical extravaganza, this isn't just a tale about growing up gay in Pakistan with body image woes; it's a masterclass in turning life's dissonance into exhilarating adventure...Curtain up on an extraordinary tale of self-acceptance and celebration. * CYRUS COPELAND, author Off the Radar *

Manboobs is an important story, told with a sharp wit and disarming humor. Aijazuddin has the ability to address difficult subjects with thoughtfulness and honesty, while also making you laugh out loud. * MOHSIN ZAIDI, author of A Dutiful Boy * A kaleidoscopic journey in search of happiness and freedom—Aijazuddin’s account is hip, engrossing, deeply moving, and remarkably funny. * MANIL SURI, award-winning author of The Death of Vishnu * Vastly entertaining and wickedly funny ...Aijazuddin has given us a globetrotting bildungsroman for the twenty-first century filled with danger, wit, harrowing escapes, and, yes, musicals. He just might be the most interesting man you’ll ever take to bed with you. * GREG MARSHALL, author of Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It * A sharply witty and heartwarmingly candid memoir that pirouettes across Lahore, London, and New York City in a quest for home. Part coming-of-age story, part musical extravaganza, this isn't just a tale about growing up gay in Pakistan with body image woes; it's a masterclass in turning life's dissonance into exhilarating adventure...Curtain up on an extraordinary tale of self-acceptance and celebration. * CYRUS COPELAND, author Off the Radar * A fabulously witty book about betrayal by many promises: the American dream, Pakistani and religious nationalism, family, love. Wrenchingly personal, unflaggingly generous to the reader, yet full of penetrating social commentary, this book gives you nowhere to hide even as you split your sides laughing. * SADIA ABBAS, author of The Empty Room *

A kaleidoscopic journey in search of happiness and freedom—Aijazuddin’s account is hip, engrossing, deeply moving, and remarkably funny. * MANIL SURI, award-winning author of The Death of Vishnu * Vastly entertaining and wickedly funny ...Aijazuddin has given us a globetrotting bildungsroman for the twenty-first century filled with danger, wit, harrowing escapes, and, yes, musicals. He just might be the most interesting man you’ll ever take to bed with you. * GREG MARSHALL, author of Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It * A sharply witty and heartwarmingly candid memoir that pirouettes across Lahore, London, and New York City in a quest for home. Part coming-of-age story, part musical extravaganza, this isn't just a tale about growing up gay in Pakistan with body image woes; it's a masterclass in turning life's dissonance into exhilarating adventure...Curtain up on an extraordinary tale of self-acceptance and celebration. * CYRUS COPELAND, author Off the Radar * Manboobs is an important story, told with a sharp wit and disarming humor. Aijazuddin has the ability to address difficult subjects with thoughtfulness and honesty, while also making you laugh out loud. * MOHSIN ZAIDI, author of A Dutiful Boy *

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Komail Aijazuddin is a visual artist and writer with degrees from New York University and the Pratt Institute, who lives and works in New York City and Lahore.

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