02 Mar / Arranged Marriage: Stories by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
A collection of 11 short stories about young Indian and Indian American women, some married, some single, in various stages of claiming independence from their well-meaning but suffocating families and their oppressive patriarchal heritage. Strong and determined, many of Divakaruni’s heroines establish themselves with new beliefs, new goals, and new identities in the U.S.
Review: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997
Readers: Adult
Published: 1995
By in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian American, Repost, Short Stories, South Asian American
Tags > Anthology/Collection, Arranged Marriage, Assimilation, BookDragon, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Cultural exploration, Family, Friendship, Identity, Immigration, Love, Personal transformation, What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature