![]() ![]() ![]() Worried that her husband has begun an affair, she seeks solace by writing paranormal romances in secret. Rakesh Satyals NO ONE CAN PRONOUNCE MY NAME 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. Meanwhile, Ranjana, also an Indian immigrant in her mid-forties, has just seen her only child, Prashant, off to college. Rakesh Satyal, No One Can Pronounce My Name 1 likes Like If you had the capacity to shove love into a princess or fury into a winged monster, you had the capacity to generate passion or mirth or humility or patience in yourself. 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. ![]() His second novel, No One Can Pronounce My Name, just came out in May from. ![]() 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. 2.9K views 5 years ago Rakesh Satyal is an award-winning novelist, book editor, and cabaret singer. 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. Summary: "In a suburb outside Cleveland, a community of Indian Americans has settled into lives that straddle the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. ![]()
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