num_pages: 400
description: A Humorous And Tender Multigenerational Novel About Immigrants And OutsidersThose Trying To Find Their Place In American Society And Within Their Own Families.In a suburb outside Cleveland a community of Indian Americans has settled into lives that straddle the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. For some America is a bewildering and alienating place where coworkers cant pronounce your name but will eagerly repeat the Sanskrit phrases from their yoga class. Harit a lonely Indian immigrant in his midforties lives with his mother who can no longer function after the death of Harits sister Swati. In a misguided attempt to keep both himself and his mother sane Harit has taken to dressing up in a sari every night to pass himself off as his sister. Meanwhile Ranjana also an Indian immigrant in her midforties has just seen her only child Prashant off to college. Worried that her husband has begun an affair she seeks solace by writing paranormal romances in secret. When Harit and Ranjanas paths cross they begin a strange yet necessary friendship that brings to light their own passions and fears.Reminiscent of Angela Flournoys The Turner House Ayad Akhtars American Dervish and Jade Changs The Wangs vs. the World No One Can Pronounce My Name is a distinctive funny and insightful look into the lives of people who must reconcile the strictures of their culture and traditions with their own dreams and desires.
language: English
title: No One Can Pronounce My Name
publisher: Picador