Read The WORLD by Pushpinder Khaneka
The Professional
Location(s): Colombo, London, North London
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): 1980s
It is a universally acknowledged truth that an immigrant in England must in want of a visa. In 1980s London, young Sri Lankan Chamath, recently down from Oxford with a degree in Maths, struggles to reconcile himself to the workplace. When his father writes to him to say “You’re on your own now, mate”, assuming that the magic word Oxford will open any door, he realises that push must now come to shove. Soon, Chamath gets dragged below the invisible grid that exists in any big city, into the a blue-grey twilight world of illegals. Hired as a male escort, a ‘professional’, a career at which he excels to his great surprise, he finds an unlikely means of making his way through the world. Then, two former clients – an older couple – decide to rescue with disastrous consequences. Masterfully and hilariously told, The Professiona is a sage, canny exploration of love and life.
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