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A small sacrifice for an enormous happiness : stories / Jai Chakrabarti.

by Chakrabarti, Jai.

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Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

Families -- Fiction.

Short stories, American -- East Indian authors.

9780525658948 (hc)

255 p. ; 22 cm.

"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.

A small sacrifice for an enormous happiness -- Lilavati's fire -- Lost things -- The import -- Prodigal son -- Lessons with father -- Daisy Lane -- The narrow bridge -- Mendel's wall -- Searching for Elijah -- A mother's work -- When the tantric came to town -- In the bug room -- The overnight bus -- The fortunes of others.

"In the fifteen masterful stories that make up this collection, Jai Chakrabarti crosses continents and cultures to explore what it means to cultivate a family today, across borders, religions, and race. In the title story, a closeted gay man in 1980s Kolkata seeks to have a child with his lover’s wife. An Indian widow, engaged to a Jewish man, struggles to balance her cultural identity with the rituals and traditions of her newfound family. An American musician travels to see his guru for the final time -- and makes a promise he cannot keep. A young woman from an Indian village arrives in Brooklyn to care for the toddler of a biracial couple. And a mystical agent is sent by a mother to solve her son’s domestic problems. Throughout, the characters’ most vulnerable desires shape life-altering decisions as they seek to balance their needs against those of the people they hold closest. The stories in A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness capture men and women struggling with transformation and familial bonds; they traverse the intersections of countries and cultures to illuminate what it means to love in uncertain times; and they showcase the skill of a storyteller who dazzles with the breadth of his vision."--Publisher.

Domestic fiction.

Literary fiction.

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