World Literature, Fiction Subjects, Peoples & Cultures - Fiction
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Overview
"Mukherjee writes with beautiful precision and just the right density of detail. There is an unlikely marriage of Jane Austen and Nathaniel West in her words."THE VILLAGE VOICE
"Dimple Dasgupta had set her heart on marrying a neurosurgeon, but her father was looking for engineers in the matrimonial ads." So begins the wry story of an obedient daughter of middle-class Indian parents who is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Driven first to shock and then to despair, Dimple lives in a waking dream. And when her fantasies take a violent turn, she wonders where wishes end and reality begins....
A stunning novel of cultural confusion, violence, and assimilation from the award-winning author of The Middleman and Other Short Stories. "Mukherjee writes with beautiful precision and just the right density of detail. There is an unlikely marriage of Jane Austen and Nathaniel West in her words."-- The Village Voice. Reissue.
Book Details
Published
April 1, 1992
Publisher
Crest
Pages
213
Format
Paperbound
ISBN
9780449220986