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FICTION
ISBN:
9781894770460
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$20.95; 208 pages
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Shopping
for Sabzi, interweaves themes of ambition and identity in
the lives of its brash, young, and successful Indo-Canadian and
Indo-American characters. Poignant and humorous, this collection
of stories describes the jockeying for social status, successful
love, career fulfillment and personal meaning and the anxieties
of its characters as they balance the old ways with the new and
reflect on the passage of time. In “Piece of Cake,” Raj,
transplanted from Houston to New York, and dating a European
photographer, is forced to confront Neha, his ex-girlfriend, an
anorexic suffering a major relapse. In “Spick and Span,” Shilpa
doubts the path she has taken when she’s asked to help matchmake
at a Gujarati marriage convention in New Jersey. “Potatoes and
Punjabis are Everywhere” follows Happy, a college student,
during his first days in Toronto, as he encounters a series of
strangers that compel him to consider cutting or keeping his
still- unshorn hair. In “Woh Auntie Hai Yahan (The Auntie is
Here),” Kusum, a recently widowed real estate agent in the
Toronto suburbs, struggles to repair her life, finding
inspiration from Bollywood dance lessons given by her friend’s
teenage daughter. |
"Deckha's stories are local
yet universal, brimming with insight and humour. Each story
is laden with leitmotif and rich imagery. Deckha's stories
are culturally relevant, intelligent and fascinating. An
enjoyable read."
—Sheniz
Janmohamed
(City Masala, South
Asian Living)
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Nitin Deckha was born in
London, England, and raised in Toronto. His stories have
appeared in Existere, Anokhi, and at
www.sulekha.com and in collected works. Deckha holds
a PhD in Anthropology from Rice University, Houston and teaches
social sciences in Toronto. His journalism occasionally appears
in Desi Life, a Toronto Star magazine. |
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