Karma and other stories
by Reddi, Rishi
Set primarily in Boston and its suburbs, Reddi's debut focuses on individuals and families struggling to reconcile their Indian diaspora backgrounds with American life, while attempting to preserve their small, at times contentious ethnic communities. Often generational differences are the root of conflicti̮n "Bangles," a successful American doctor tries to fulfill his duty by bringing his newly widowed mother from Hyderabad to his upscale suburban home, but fails to make space in his young fami…
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- Full title :Karma and other stories / Rishi Reddi.
Summary
Set primarily in Boston and its suburbs, Reddi's debut focuses on individuals and families struggling to reconcile their Indian diaspora backgrounds with American life, while attempting to preserve their small, at times contentious ethnic communities. Often generational differences are the root of conflicti̮n "Bangles," a successful American doctor tries to fulfill his duty by bringing his newly widowed mother from Hyderabad to his upscale suburban home, but fails to make space in his young family's life for her religious and cultural needs.
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- Publication Date:2007.
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Harper Perennial
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2007.
Notes
"An Ecco book."
"P.S. insights, interviews & more ..."--Cover.
The Physical Object
- Description:216, 16 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780060898823, 0060898828
- oclc:ocm86174953
- LC Classification:PS3618.E4265
- Dewey Decimal:813.6
Table of Contents
Justice Shiva Ram Murthy -- Lakshmi and the librarian -- The validity of love -- Bangles -- Kharma -- Devadasi -- Lord Krishna.
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