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A volume of short works features characters who struggle to balance the demands of traditional Indian culture with that of modern western life, including a down-and-out dreamer who rescues injured birds, an irascible retired judge who reunites with a childhood friend, and a middle-aged housewife who considers an extramarital affair. A first collection. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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."Reddi deftly employs images to crystallize... the isolation and occasional bewilderment shared by her sympathetic characters." -- Publishers Weekly
."reminiscent of Jhumpa Lahiri... The immigrant experience...is rendered with the starkest honesty. substance and depth." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"Sad, sweet, tender--a truly lovely book." -- Kiran Desai, Man Book Prize-winning author of THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
"Sad, sweet, tender--a truly lovely book."--Kiran Desai, Man Book Prize-winning author of THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
."..reminiscent of Jhumpa Lahiri... The immigrant experience...is rendered with the starkest honesty... substance and depth."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Reddi has produced a piece of writing that masterfully contrasts the assumed with the experienced, myth with reality."--India Currents
"In deceptively simple prose...a compassionate look at what happens when the insular world of the Indian immigrant is breached."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"While many of the stories seem simple, characters and plots linger long after you turn the page."--Washington Post
"Reddi's voice is gentle and her eye watchful...A soft-spoken, sympathetic collection."--Kirkus Reviews
"Reddi's understated prose and her choice of detail give her revelations a quiet power."--The New Yorker
About the Author:
."reminiscent of Jhumpa Lahiri... The immigrant experience...is rendered with the starkest honesty. substance and depth." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"Sad, sweet, tender--a truly lovely book." -- Kiran Desai, Man Book Prize-winning author of THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
"Sad, sweet, tender--a truly lovely book."--Kiran Desai, Man Book Prize-winning author of THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
."..reminiscent of Jhumpa Lahiri... The immigrant experience...is rendered with the starkest honesty... substance and depth."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Reddi has produced a piece of writing that masterfully contrasts the assumed with the experienced, myth with reality."--India Currents
"In deceptively simple prose...a compassionate look at what happens when the insular world of the Indian immigrant is breached."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"While many of the stories seem simple, characters and plots linger long after you turn the page."--Washington Post
"Reddi's voice is gentle and her eye watchful...A soft-spoken, sympathetic collection."--Kirkus Reviews
"Reddi's understated prose and her choice of detail give her revelations a quiet power."--The New Yorker
Rishi Reddi's work has appeared in 'The Best American Short Stories 2005' and received an honourable mention in 'Pushcart Prize 2004'. She is a recipient of an Artist Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. This is her first collection of short stories.
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- PublisherPerennial
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 006089878X
- ISBN 13 9780060898786
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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