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| Genre/Form: | Literary collections |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Living in America. Boulder : Westview Press, 1995 (OCoLC)624414277 |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Roshni Rustomji-Kerns |
| ISBN: | 0813323797 9780813323794 0813323789 9780813323787 |
| OCLC Number: | 32347539 |
| Description: | xiv, 277 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Crossing the dark waters / Rashmi Sharma -- Mandala / Meena Alexander -- Résumé ; I see Chile in my rearview mirror / Agha Shahid Ali -- What happened to all my life? / Indran Amirthanayagam -- India Association plans a newsletter / G.S. Sharat Chandra -- I have been offered my country's begging bowl again / Darius Cooper -- Conversations with God about my present whereabouts ; Remains of an Asian poet writing in Canada / Rienzi Crusz -- The founding of Yuba City / Chitra Divakaruni -- Twenty years after I grew into your lives / Minal Hajratwala -- America ; The history of language / Diane S. Mehta -- Illegal alien / Panna Naik -- Reflections on the other / Saleem Peeradina -- Requiem ; Azalea / Jyotsna Sanzgiri -- What's in a name? / Rashmi Sharma -- De-privileging liberty / Neera Kuckreja Sohoni -- Can you talk Mexican? / Amita Vasudeva -- Nosey Nakshitka's adventures in America / Qiron Adhikary -- Fault lines / Meena Alexander -- This thicket / Boman Desai -- Yuba City wedding / Chitra Divakaruni -- The student teacher / Lakshmi Gill -- Crystal quince / Anu Gupta -- The dew and the moon / Naseem A. Hines -- The return / Litu Kabir -- You can't give God a granola bar / Anuradha Mannar --Sound-shadows of the new world / Ved Mehta -- The perfect host / Tara Menon -- All is not lost / Tahira Naqvi -- Love, stars, and all that (selection one) ; Love, stars, and all that (selection two) / Kirin Narayan -- What a big lie / Usha Nilsson -- Dr. Mango and Johnny Fish / Rajesh C. Oza -- Darkest before dawn / Uma Parameswaran -- The laid-off man / Javaid Qazi -- The law of averages / Sarita Sarvate -- The bride comes home / Neila C. Seshachari -- Kissing the holy land / Moazzam Sheikh -- Border song / Ranbir Sidhu -- An American brat / Bapsi Sidhwa -- Close encounter / Neera Kuckreja Sohoni -- The peacock's mirrored eyes / Jyotsna Sreenivasan -- You live on your side / Rajini Srikanth. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Roshni Rustomji-Kerns ; with an introduction by Rashmi Sharma. |
Abstract:
Perceptions and realities of life in North America are interwoven with memories of South Asia in this unique anthology. Most of the short stories and poems deal explicitly with South Asian American experiences, but from all emerge the evocative themes of love, loss, exile, nostalgia, loneliness, and renewal. A stimulating blend of established new writers, Living in America reflects the diversity and strength of South Asian American literature and illuminates the wide range of South Asian history and traditions and the complexity of cultures that have built the foundation for these expressive and exciting contemporary voices. The book includes both a historical introduction and one exploring South Asian literary traditions and the concept of the collection. The editor has also provided detailed headnotes to place each individual work in context and discuss its literary nuances.
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