Sunday, January 25, 2009

Books I Love

Here's my list of favorite novels that explore culture, identity, family and acculturation.

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Digging to America by Anne Tyler
How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents by Julia Alvarez
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee
Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous
The Strangeness of Beauty by Lydia Minatoya
Caucasia: A Novel by Danzy Senna

Please share your recommendations!
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    Hi Jennifer,

    I think my reply is a tad dated. But thought I would like to share some of the books I love which cover most of the themes mentioned.

    Fish cheeks by Amy Tan (my perennial favourite)
    The Kite Flyer by Khaled Hosseini
    Bound Feet and Western Dress by Pang-Mei Natasha Chang
    Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen-Mah
    Champion of the World by Maya Angelou

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  2. JenniferFebruary 27, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    Thanks for the suggestions Candyc! I've read the Kite Runner, and I loved A Thousand Splendid Suns too. I'll have to add the others to my summer reading list!

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  3. UnknownMay 13, 2015 at 1:03 PM

    Thanks for the list Jennifer, have jotted them down for future reads :-)

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