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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. The Limits of the World dived into the relationships of an Indian family that migrated from India to Africa to Ohio. I learned many aspects of the Indian culture and their move to Africa to seek jobs. I wish that Jennifer Acker had included a glossary of the Indian items, as this reader had trouble in determining the food and other nouns. Sunil seemed extremely lazy and content to let his parents provide his monetary existence, even after he marries. Urmila stands as a force that propels the family onward to a better life. Premchand shows a man disillusioned with his life, but unable to make any changes. Th story portrays the differences in a generation, and the new generation’s loss of culture and heritage. Have we lost too much in our quest for freedom? sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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A "smart, compassionate and elegant" debut novel about an Asian-Indian immigrant family from Nairobi and the secrets they keep from each other (Lauren Groff, author of Florida). The Chandaria family--emigrants from the Asian-Indian enclave of Nairobi--has managed to flourish in America. Premchand, the father, is a doctor who has worked doggedly to grow his practice and give his family security; his wife, Urmila, runs a business importing artisanal Kenyan crafts; and their son, Sunil, after quitting the premed track, has been accepted to a PhD program in philosophy at Harvard. But the parents have kept a very important secret from Sunil: His cousin, Bimal, is actually his older brother. When this previously hidden history is revealed by an unforeseen accident, and the entire family is forced to return to Nairobi, Sunil confesses his own well-kept, explosive secret: His Jewish-American girlfriend, who has accompanied him to Kenya, is, in fact, already his wife. Spanning four generations and three continents, The Limits of the World illuminates the vast mosaic of cultural divisions and ethical considerations that shape the ways in which we judge one another's actions. A dazzling debut novel--written with rare empathy and insight--it is a powerful depiction of how we prevent ourselves, unwittingly and otherwise, from understanding the people we are closest to. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The storyline was good. I am not taking that away from this book. It was the characters. None of their voices really stood out to me. They kind of just melded together. Which in turn may this story be where it could be about any family. I did finish this book. However, I honestly could not really give you specific details about any point in time in the story. ( )