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Anurag Mathur
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Inscrutable Americans |
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India |
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Paperback |
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247 |
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1996-01-01 |
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8171670407 |
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Rupa and Co |
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0.35 pounds |
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4.45 x 0.0 x 6.89 inches |
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43rd |
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This hilarious novel describes one year spent on a small university campus in the US, by an Indian student. His English is comically Indian, and his initial notions of America are absurdly inadequate and stereotyped. The theme of the novel is his comic discovery of America, and his own growth and maturing through his diverse adventures he encounters.
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Robert (USA: CA) (2023/02/07):
A comedic novel about a young Indian man's experiences at a college town in rural America. The humor is very broad and largely revolves around Gopal's country bumkin status as he's from a remote village in India. It takes place in the 1980s and is rife with racial and sexual stereotypes. Despite being a math and chemistry wiz, Gopal speaks and writes in a form of mangled English that becomes frustrating after a while. The book is primarily episodic and revolves around Gopal's attempts to ward off the advances of over-sexed American women, while he's naturally attracted and curious about them. I read about one-third before deciding I didn't want to continue.
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