{"product_id":"no-one-can-pronounce-my-name-paperback","title":"No One Can Pronounce My Name - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRakesh Satyal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Books of the Month \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e BuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e's 31 Incredible New Books You Need to Read This Spring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e' Most Anticipated Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA HUMOROUS AND TENDER MULTIGENERATIONAL NOVEL ABOUT IMMIGRANTS AND OUTSIDERS--THOSE TRYING TO FIND THEIR PLACE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND WITHIN THEIR OWN FAMILIES \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a suburb outside Cleveland, a community of Indian Americans has settled into lives that straddle the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. For some, America is a bewildering and alienating place where coworkers can't pronounce your name but will eagerly repeat the Sanskrit phrases from their yoga class. Harit, a lonely Indian immigrant in his mid forties, lives with his mother who can no longer function after the death of Harit's sister, Swati. In a misguided attempt to keep both himself and his mother sane, Harit has taken to dressing up in a sari every night to pass himself off as his sister. Meanwhile, Ranjana, also an Indian immigrant in her mid forties, has just seen her only child, Prashant, off to college. Worried that her husband has begun an affair, she seeks solace by writing paranormal romances in secret. When Harit and Ranjana's paths cross, they begin a strange yet necessary friendship that brings to light their own passions and fears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRakesh Satyal's \u003ci\u003eNo One Can Pronounce My Name\u003c\/i\u003e is a distinctive, funny, and insightful look into the lives of people who must reconcile the strictures of their culture and traditions with their own dreams and desires.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAKESH SATYAL \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eBlue Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2010 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Debut Fiction and the 2010 Prose\/Poetry Award from the Association of Asian American Studies. Satyal was a recipient of a 2010 Fellowship in Fiction from the New York Foundation for the Arts and two fellowships from the Norman Mailer Writers' Colony. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Vulture, \u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and The Awl. A graduate of Princeton University, he has taught in the publishing program at New York University and has been on the advisory committee for the annual PEN World Voices Festival. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761014472992,"sku":"9781250112125","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/62fca70a3ab08e5a0becd009990efad4.webp?v=1780197195","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-one-can-pronounce-my-name-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}