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Missed Translations
Author: Sopan Deb
Brand: Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN:
9788194752011-
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Sure, Deb knew the facts: his parents, both Indian, separately immigrated to North America in the 1960s and 1970s. They were brought together in a volatile and ultimately doomed arranged marriage and raised a family in suburban New Jersey before his father returned to India alone.
But Deb had never learned who his parents were as individuals their ages, how many siblings they had, what they were like as children, what their favorite movies were. Theirs was an ostensibly nuclear family without any of the familial bonds. Coming of age in a mostly white suburban town, Deb s alienation led him to seek separation from his family and his culture, longing for the tight-knit home environment of his white friends. His desire wasn t rooted in racism or oppression; it was born of envy and desire for white moms who made after-school snacks and asked his friends about the girls they liked and the teachers they didn t. Deb yearned for the same.
But Deb had never learned who his parents were as individuals their ages, how many siblings they had, what they were like as children, what their favorite movies were. Theirs was an ostensibly nuclear family without any of the familial bonds. Coming of age in a mostly white suburban town, Deb s alienation led him to seek separation from his family and his culture, longing for the tight-knit home environment of his white friends. His desire wasn t rooted in racism or oppression; it was born of envy and desire for white moms who made after-school snacks and asked his friends about the girls they liked and the teachers they didn t. Deb yearned for the same.
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