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A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and an NPR Best Book of the Year
In eleven sharp, surprising stories, Neel Patel gives voice to our most deeply held stereotypes and then slowly undermines them. His characters, almost all of who are first-generation Indian Americans, subvert our expectations that they will sit quietly by. We meet two brothers caught in an elaborate web of envy and loathing; a young gay man who becomes involved with an older man whose secret he could never guess; three women who almost gleefully throw off the pleasant agreeability society asks of them; and, in the final pair of linked stories, a young couple struggling against the devastating force of community gossip.
If You See Me, Don't Say Hi examines the collisions of old world and new world, small town and big city, traditional beliefs (like arranged marriage) and modern rituals (like Facebook stalking). Ranging across the country, Patel's stories -- empathetic, provocative, twisting, and wryly funny -- introduce a bold new literary voice, one that feels more timely than ever.
Table des matières
God of Destruction
Hare Rama, Hare Krishna
Hey, Loser
Just a Friend
If You See Me, Don't Say Hi
The Taj Mahal
The Other Language
These Things Happen
An Arrangement
World Famous
Radha, Krishna
A propos de l'auteur
Neel Patel is a first-generation Indian American who grew up in Champaign, Illinois. His debut story collection,
If You See Me, Don't Say Hi, was a
New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and was long-listed for the Story Prize and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
Tell Me How to Be is his debut novel.
