The Looking-Glass Voyage - Khan, Tariq

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Résumé :
Tariq Khan invites readers on a geographical, historical, political, and personal journey in his riveting memoir, The Looking Glass Voyage. A Pukhtoon from the Peshawar region of northwest Pakistan, Mr. Khan lived through the historical events of the 1950s and 60s in Pakistan, and he documents the unrest of those years as he experienced them as a young man. Tales of his family and school years reflect the circumstances of the times and reveal an ambitious student committed to his loved ones and possessing valuable physical and intellectual aptitudes. The memoir chronicles Mr. Khan's medical school studies and preparations for establishing his practice. His experiences in various cities and hospital settings shine a light on the cultures he lived in as an adult-from Saudi Arabia to England to the UAE. Accompanied by stories of an adventurous youth, a romantic liaison, and an arranged marriage, this autobiography will educate and entertain readers. In Mr. Khan's own words, The Looking Glass Voyage gives a first-hand glimpse into times past and the significant happenings of that era: I was witness to great events in the history of the world in real-time: the dismemberment of my country of birth, and the formation of Bangladesh, in 1971; experiencing Iran in the heady days, at the peak years of the Shah of Iran ... This witness is engaging and welcoming to readers of all ages and backgrounds as he makes history, his story.

Biographie:
Tariq Khan was born in 1950 in Rawalpindi to Pukhtoon parents. His father at the time was a major in the armored corps of the Pakistan Army, stationed in 'Pindi. He lived in various cantonments of Pakistan, and finally ended up as a boarding school student in the elite Burn Hall School in Abbottabad, run by European Catholic missionaries. This was to be a major turning point of his early life, as he threw himself into the rough and tumble of life at Burn Hall, playing sports like football, basketball and athletics.He went to England in 1978, and after passing the FRCS examination, trained in orthopaedic surgery. He has retired from surgery and is living in Canada, and divides his time between that country and Pakistan.