Out of the Frying Pan into the Ice
Memoir of a Pakistani DJ in SwedenBy Shahrukh Sheikh
Length3h 26m
About this audiobook
Kidnapped at gunpoint in Pakistan because of his father’s activism for peace in the conflict with India, a young DJ is forced into a reality where ideology, state power, and family collide. What follows is a story of escape and migration across borders, systems, and identities.
From Lahore’s elite party scene to political threats, courtrooms, exile in Sweden, and the cold mechanics of immigrant life in the far north, this memoir traces the private cost of public causes. It examines what happens when idealism meets institutions, when integration promises belonging but delivers ambiguity, and when survival demands reinvention.
This is a story of proximity to power without protection, of inherited consequences, and of rebuilding coherence in a life split between countries that do not speak the same moral language.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, True Crime
Length3 hrs 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 21, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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