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Summary:

Fiction and non-fiction on South Asians living in the U.S. In Anu Murgai's A Marriage Proposal, a woman reprimands her future daughter-in-law for not appearing shy, in Zinab Ali's Daddy, a daughter reproaches her father for taking a second wife.

Contributors:

Women of South Asian Descent Collective

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

American literature — South Asian authors

American literature — Women authors

American literature — 20th century

Women authors, South Asian — United States — Biography

Feminism in literature — United States

Women's rights in literature

Ethnicity in literature

Women — South Asia — Social conditions

1900-1999

Authors, South Asian

Women authors, South Asian

Feminism in literature

Women — Social conditions

Women

American literature

South Asia

United States

Genres:

Biographies

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Description:

xvii, 372 pages ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

PS153.A84 O97 1993

ISBNs:

187996032X (alk paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

93036354

OCLC Numbers:

28848573