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Living In America

Poetry And Fiction By South Asian American Writers
Buch | Hardcover
279 Seiten
1995
Westview Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8133-2379-4 (ISBN)
CHF 148,35 inkl. MwSt
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Perceptions and realities of life in North America are interwoven with memories of South Asia in this anthology of literary works focusing on South Asian American perspectives on the United States and Canada. Most of the short stories and poems deal explicitly with South Asian American experiences.

Part 1: Introduction, Roshni Rostomji-Kerns; crossing the dark waters, Rashmi Sharma. Part 2 Poetry: mandala, Meena Alexander; resume from "The Nostalgist's Map of America", Agha Shahid Ali; I see Chile in my rear-view mirror from "The Nostalgist's Map of America", 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, Rienzi Crusz; remains of an Asian poet writing in Canada, Rienzi Crusz; the founding of Yuba City, Chitra Divakaruni; 20 years after I grew into your lives, Minal Hajratwala; America, Diane S. Mehta; the history of language, Diane S. Mehta; illegal alien, Panna Naik; selections from "Reflections on the Other", Saleem Peeradina; requiem from "On Living in America: In Four Moods", Jyotsna Sanzgiri; azalea from "On Living in America: In Four Moods", Jyotsna Sanzgiri; what's in a name?, Rashmi Sharma; de-privileging liberty, Neera Kickreja Sohoni; can you talk Mexican?, Amita Vasudeva. Part 3 Prose: Nosey Nakshitka's adventures in America, Qiron Adhikary; selection from "Fault Lines", M. Alexander; this thicket, Boman Desai; Yuba City wedding, C. 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, Anaradha Mannar; selection from "South-Shadows of the New World", Ved Mehta; the perfect host, Tara Menon; all is not lost, Tahira Naqni; selections from "Love, Stars and All That", 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; selection from "An American Brat", Bapsi Sidhwa; close encounter, Neera Kickreja Sohoni; the peacock's mirrored eyes, Jyotsna Sreenivasan; you live on your side, Jajini Srikanth.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 16.5.1995
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Anthologien
Literatur Essays / Feuilleton
ISBN-10 0-8133-2379-7 / 0813323797
ISBN-13 978-0-8133-2379-4 / 9780813323794
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