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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. The overall impression left with me from these fourteen short stories is that the tension between family and culture and individual desires causes a continual tug of war. In these vignettes the characters face obligations and obstacles and dilemmas that are exacerbated or caused by their Indian backgrounds. However, we can all identify with the kind of struggles we face when family and beliefs do not support our lifestyle and desires. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
-- In the Country In the fourteen masterful stories that make up this collection, Jai Chakrabarti crosses continents and cultures to explore what it means to cultivate a family today, across borders, religions, and race. In the title story, a closeted gay man in 1980s Kolkata seeks to have a child with his loverâ??s wife. An Indian widow, engaged to a Jewish man, struggles to balance her cultural identity with the rituals and traditions of her newfound family. An American musician travels to see his guru for the final timeâ??and makes a promise he cannot keep. A young woman from an Indian village arrives in Brooklyn to care for the toddler of a biracial couple. And a mystical agent is sent by a mother to solve her sonâ??s domestic problems. Throughout, the charactersâ?? most vulnerable desires shape life-altering decisions as they seek to balance their needs against those of the people they hold closest. The stories in A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness capture men and women struggling with transformation and familial bonds; they traverse the intersections of countries and cultures to illuminate what it means to love in uncertain times; and they showcase the skill of a storyteller who dazzles with the breadth of Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6000Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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