The Toss of a Lemon - Viswanathan, Padma
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"A brilliant tour de force."--India Today A sweeping, luminous saga of love, loss, caste, and resilience in colonial India. > Spanning over sixty years and three generations, The Toss of a Lemon follows Sivakami's family as India transforms--from colonial rule to independence, from caste-ridden orthodoxy to modern upheaval. With every turn of history and heartbreak, the choices they make ripple outward, forever altering their legacy. Padma Viswanathan's acclaimed debut blends intimate storytelling with epic scope, exploring the bonds of family, the weight of tradition, and the quiet acts of rebellion that shape a life.…mehr

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"A brilliant tour de force."--India Today A sweeping, luminous saga of love, loss, caste, and resilience in colonial India. > Spanning over sixty years and three generations, The Toss of a Lemon follows Sivakami's family as India transforms--from colonial rule to independence, from caste-ridden orthodoxy to modern upheaval. With every turn of history and heartbreak, the choices they make ripple outward, forever altering their legacy. Padma Viswanathan's acclaimed debut blends intimate storytelling with epic scope, exploring the bonds of family, the weight of tradition, and the quiet acts of rebellion that shape a life.
Autorenporträt
Padma Viswanathan is a Canadian-American novelist and translator whose novels have been published in seven countries and shortlisted for the PEN USA Prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and others. Her most recent book is The Charterhouse of Padma, also published by Godine. Viswanathan's short fiction, essays and translations have appeared in Granta, The Boston Review , BRICK, and elsewhere. Her full-length translations include São Bernardo, by Brazilian novelist Graciliano Ramos, and Where We Stand by philosopher Djamila Ribeiro. She is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Arkansas--Fayetteville, where she is Founding Director of the Arkansas International Writer-at-Risk Residency Program.