📚 Temporary People

Author

Deepak Unnikishnan

Year of release

2017

Genre

ShortStories, Fiction, MiddleEast, Contemporary, Immigrants

Pages

256

Average WPM

325

Date Started - Finished

9-Mar-2022 to 11-Mar-2022

Time took

3.11 Hours

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About the book

What I Liked About It and What I didn’t

• What I liked
  • Very unique and niche theme of the book
  • Looks at a lot of sensitive topics in an unfiltered way but does a good job at it
  • Each chapter/story keep you guessing what its about
• What I didn’t like
  • Due to the nature of the book it does get weird at times

How I Discovered It

Some girl on Tiktok talked about a faculty member at NYUAD having written a book about immigrants

Who Should Read It?

• Who wants to have an unique insight on UAE
• Interested in immigrants and their stories

Summary + Notes

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Chabter Five: Taxi Man

Even though you people down south say “Hindi no maalum” 9 times out of 10 But you’ve got a few words of Hindi under your belt, right? We’ll be fine.

Chabter Seven: In Mussafah Grew People

Like the crow, Kerala’s much-maligned bird, Malayalees adapt well anywhere. Only our language Malayalam, a palindrome, is difficult - Ramji Rao, wanted criminal (1989)