Living In America: Poetry And Fiction By South Asian American Writers

by Roshni Rustomji-Kerns

Overview

"This is a major compilation of Asian American authors, some native-born, others immigrants, refugees, or expatriates. While some of the writers are well known (e.g., Ved Mehta, Meena Alexander), most are emerging voices. The volume is divided into two parts: poetry and fiction. Poets are represented by one or two poems; short story writers by just

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367316723
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/27/2019
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roshni Rustomji-Kerns

Table of Contents

Introduction — Crossing the Dark Waters — Part 1 Poetry — Meena Alexander — Agha Shahid Ali — Indran Amirthanayagam — G. S. Sharat Chandra — Darius Cooper — Rienzi Crusz — Chitra Divakaruni — Minai Hajratwala — Diane S. Mehta — Panna Naik — Saleem Peeradina — Jyotsna Sanzgiri — Rashmi Sharma — Neera Kuckreja Sohoni — Amita Vasudeva — Part 2 Fiction — Qiron Adhikary — Meena Alexander — Boman Desai — Chitra Divakaruni — Lakshmi Gill — Anu Gupta — Naseem A. Hines — Litu Kabir — Anuradha Mannar — Ved Mehta — Tara Menon — Tahira Naqvi — Kirin Narayan — Usha Nilsson — Rajesh C. Oza — Uma Parameswaran — Javaid Qazi — Sarita Sarvate — Neila C. Seshachari — Moazzam Sheikh — Ranbir Sidhu — Bapsi Sidhwa — Neera Kuckreja Sohoni — Jyotsna Sreenivasan — Rajini Srikanth

Editorial Reviews

This is a major compilation of Asian American authors, some native-born, others immigrants, refugees, or expatriates. While some of the writers are well known (e.g., Ved Mehta, Meena Alexander), most are emerging voices. The volume is divided into two parts: poetry and fiction. Poets are represented by one or two poems; short story writers by just one piece. Each author contributed a "statement," whether biographical, literary, or philosophical, that appears before his or her work. The editor (professor emeritus, liberal studies and India Studies Program, Sonoman State Univ.) has provided more traditional biographical information at the back of the book. The writers describe a wide range of experience in a great variety of styles. Recommended for larger literary collections or for libraries with large Asian American populations.Debbie Bogenschutz, Cincinnati Technical Coll.

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