Fatty fatty boom boom a memoir of food, fat, and family

Large Print 2023

"A memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family"-- Provided by publisher.

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ISBN:

9798885788328

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

567 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
large print

Notes:

Originally published in standard print format: New York, New York : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022

Contents:

Doodh, dhai, makhan : milk, yogurt, butter
Pakoray, shakory
Artay ki bori : a sack of flour
Jal bin machli : a fish out of water
Daal may kuch kala : something black in the daal
Kabab may haddi : a bone in the kabab
Ghaans phoos : rabbit food
Gosht khor : meat eaters
Chawal ki bori : a sack of rice
Gur naal ishq mithaa : a love sweeter than jaggery
Epilogue: Goal weight

Control Number:

3253756

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