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Gold diggers / Sanjena Sathian.
"An Indian-American serio-comic and magical realist epic love story about the perils of ambition, tracing the mysterious alchemy of its characters' transformation from high school in an Atlanta suburb through young adulthood in the Bay Area"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984882035 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 344 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2021.
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| Subject: | East Indian Americans > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Magic realist fiction. Bildungsromans. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Sathi | 31681010230860 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A satirical coming-of-age story follows the experiences of an Indian-American teen in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, who joins his crushâs plot to use an ancient alchemical potion to meet high parental expectations, triggering devastating consequences. A first novel. - Baker & Taylor
"An Indian-American serio-comic and magical realist epic love story about the perils of ambition, tracing the mysterious alchemy of its characters' transformation from high school in an Atlanta suburb through young adulthood in the Bay Area"-- - Penguin Putnam
One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2021 * One of NPR's Best Books of 2021 * New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
âDizzyingly original, fiercely funny, deeply wise.â âCeleste Ng, #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere
âSanjena Sathianâs Gold Diggers is a work of 24-karat genius.â âRon Charles, The Washington Post Â
How far would you go for a piece of the American dream?
A magical realist coming-of-age story, Gold Diggers skewers the model minority myth to tell a hilarious and moving story about immigrant identity, community, and the underside of ambition.
A floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil Narayan is funny and smart but struggles to bear the weight of expectations of his family and their Asian American enclave. He tries to want their version of success, but mostly, Neil just wants his neighbor across the cul-de-sac, Anita Dayal.
When he discovers that Anita is the beneficiary of an ancient, alchemical potion made from stolen goldâa âlemonadeâ that harnesses the ambition of the goldâs original ownerâNeil sees his chance to get ahead. But events spiral into a tragedy that rips their community apart. Years later in the Bay Area, Neil still bristles against his community's expectationsâand finds he might need one more hit of that lemonade, no matter the cost.
Sanjena Sathianâs astonishing debut offers a fine-grained, profoundly intelligent, and bitingly funny investigation into what's required to make it in America.Â
Soon to be a series produced by Mindy Kaling!
