I Can't Think Straight (novel) explained

I Can't Think Straight
Author:Shamim Sarif
Publisher:Enlightenment Productions Limited
Pub Date:November 11, 2008
Media Type:Print, E-book
Pages:218 pages
Isbn:0956031617

I Can't Think Straight is a 2008 novel by Shamim Sarif. Sarif directed a 2008 film of the same name.[1] [2] The novel and film are semi-autobiographical.[3] [4]

Plot summary

Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents.

Adaptations

See main article: articles and I Can't Think Straight. Sarif successfully turned into an award-winning movie bearing the same title.[5] The movie was produced by Hanan Kattan, Shamim's longtime partner and successful entrepreneur. The movie had as main characters Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth, who were protagonists also in one of Shamim's other artistic projects, The World Unseen.[6] [7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.afterellen.com/movies/41113-making-i-cant-think-straight/3 Making “I Can’t Think Straight”
  2. Web site: Impossible Desires: the Novels and Films of Shamim Sarif . 2024-04-23 . staffblogs.le.ac.uk.
  3. Web site: Having a gay old time: lesbian film-maker Shamim Sarif . 2 April 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608150009/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/02/shamim-sarif . 8 June 2023 . live .
  4. Web site: Shamim Sarif Interview . 2024-04-23 . www.femalefirst.co.uk . en.
  5. Web site: 2009-06-24 . Shamim Sarif:'World' view - Windy City Times News . 2024-04-23 . Windy City Times.
  6. Web site: Indiewire . 2008-11-06 . indieWIRE INTERVIEW Apartheid and Woman Love in Sarif’s “The World Unseen” and “I Can’t Think Stra . 2024-04-23 . IndieWire . en-US.
  7. http://www.popmatters.com/feature/144901-interview-with-shamim-sarif-and-hanan-kattan/ Interview with Shamim Sarif and Hanan Kattan
  8. Web site: Staff . CURVE . 2009-06-04 . Sheetal Sheth Tells All . 2024-04-23 . CURVE . en-US.