In her autobiographical narrative, Days and Nights in Calcutta,
Bharati Mukherjee explores the cultural tensions implicit in her
life as a privileged Indian woman who returns to her homeland
after becoming a Canadian citizen. Her Canadian husband and coauthor, Clark Blaise, attempts to understand the traditions and the
emerging political tensions of his wifes native land. Separated into
two sections, the book is an unromanticised, raw, humorous, spiritual, political and personal account of an India experiencing growing pains in 1973 as it deals with the clashes between traditionalism and the insurgence of Western capitalism. Contained within
the narratives are the writers thoughts and observations on topics
ranging from class conflict to feminism, from racism to personal
enlightenment. Told from the perspective of a native Indian and a
native Canadian, the book offers independent portrayals of India
from both Eastern and Western perspectives.
-Kelly Hulander
In her autobiographical narrative, Days and Nights in Calcutta,
Bharati Mukherjee explores the cultural tensions implicit in her
life as a privileged Indian woman who returns to her homeland
after becoming a Canadian citizen. Her Canadian husband and coauthor, Clark Blaise, attempts to understand the traditions and the
emerging political tensions of his wifes native land. Separated into
two sections, the book is an unromanticised, raw, humorous, spiritual, political and personal account of an India experiencing growing pains in 1973 as it deals with the clashes between traditionalism and the insurgence of Western capitalism. Contained within
the narratives are the writers thoughts and observations on topics
ranging from class conflict to feminism, from racism to personal
enlightenment. Told from the perspective of a native Indian and a
native Canadian, the book offers independent portrayals of India
from both Eastern and Western perspectives.
-Kelly Hulander
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