![]() ![]() Having felt the sting of being scrutinized or ignored because of their accented English, their skin color, or their sexual orientation, they have developed introspection into both an art form and a crutch, so that even simple human connection comes as a wonderful surprise. ![]() ![]() ![]() These are stories of people who have not had the luxury of living unexamined lives. Satyal imbues each of these characters (and a host of their friends, co-workers, and acquaintances) with psychological depth and does so, often, with cinematic vividness. Uniting the three is a keen desire to feel, and be recognized as, fully human-emotionally and sexually fulfilled, connected to their families and communities, and free of the grip of past traumas. Ranjana’s son Prashant, a Princeton freshman, harbors misgivings about his major and life trajectory. Ranjana, a 40-something aspiring writer, has suspicions about her husband’s fidelity, is disappointed by her friendships with other Indian women, and has doubts about her self-worth. Harit, an emotionally stunted middle-aged department store clerk, disguises himself in a sari to convince his nearly catatonic mother that her beloved daughter is still alive. Spanning a remarkable range of cultural milieus, Satyal’s second novel ( Blue Boy, 2009) tells the intersecting stories of three Indian immigrants living in a Cleveland suburb. struggle to find self-acceptance and meaningful relationships. ![]()
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