03 Dec / The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai [in AsianWeek]
An interesting departure for Desai, who turns to Mexico to tell the story of a hapless Boston graduate student who accompanies his ambitious girlfriend abroad. While wandering, he discovers a lost part of his own family history that includes British grandparents who worked in the mines of a remote Mexican village. The novel is filled with diverse voices that provide the details of a history that young Eric can only partially ever know.
Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, December 3, 2004
Tidbit: Dame Anita Desai was a lovely, gentle presence at our annual SALTAF 2005 [South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival].
Readers: Adult
Published: 2004
By in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian American, Latina/o/x, Repost, South Asian American
Tags > Anita Desai, AsianWeek, BookDragon, Colonialism, Family, Identity, Love, Zigzag Way