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Burkowicz, Taslim, 1978-
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Sisters -- Fiction.
East Indians -- Canada -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Canada -- Fiction.
Race discrimination -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
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Burkowicz, Taslim, 1978-
Sisters -- Fiction.
East Indians -- Canada -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Canada -- Fiction.
Race discrimination -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
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The
desirable
sister
/ Taslim Burkowicz.
by
Burkowicz, Taslim, 1978-
Roseway Publishing, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, 2019.
Call #:
FICTION BUR
Subjects
Sisters -- Fiction.
East Indians -- Canada -- Fiction.
Immigrants -- Canada -- Fiction.
Race discrimination -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781773632322 (trade pbk.)
Description:
293 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
"The
Desirable
Sister
uses the framework of 'colourism' to expose the circumstances of two sisters who are born into the same family with two different skin tones: one with skin fair enough she passes for white, the other with skin dark enough that she is instantly labelled as Indian, and contextualizes how the women view themselves, each other, and are viewed by society. The novel starts by following Kasim Pirji, an Indian immigrant arriving to Canada in the 1970s. Later we later meet his daughters - one of which is granted immediate acceptance into Canadian society. When the sisters meet a cast of characters, including a womanizing son of a trophy hunter, an alcoholic aunt, and an uncle that is madly in love with a Thai lady boy, they slowly uncover things are not always as they seem. Gia learns it is not charming to be desired above all else, while Serena experiences a deep disloyalty. It takes a horrific tragedy to reconnect the sisters."--Publisher.
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Domestic fiction.
Canadian fiction.
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Adult Fiction
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