Madras on Rainy Days: A Novel
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Sell my copyAuthor: Samina Ali
Title: Madras on Rainy Days: A Novel
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 309
Release Date: 2005
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"A lyrical debut" (Asian Week) exploring the dilemma confronting Layla, a second generation Indian-American Muslim. As a dutiful Muslim daughter and an independent young American, Layla is torn between clashing identities. Reluctantly agreeing to her parents' wish for her to leave America and submit to an arranged marriage, Layla enters into the closed world of tradition and ritual as the wedding preparations get underway in Hyderabad. Set against a background of rising Hindu-Muslim violence, and taboo questions of sexuality, Samina Ali presents the complexities of life behind the chador, and the story of a marriage where no one is what they seem. In the words of the San Francisco Chronicle, Madras on Rainy Days introduces an "abundantly talented new voice."
EAN: 9780312423308
Package Dimensions: Height: 8.5 Inches, Length: 5.5 Inches, Weight: 0.92 Pounds, Width: 0.71 Inches
Languages: en
