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“The divorced Indian lady combines every fantasy about the liberated, wicked Western woman with the safety net of basic submissive familiarity.”

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Bharati Mukherjee

Bharati Mukherjee was an Indian-American writer renowned for her exploration of themes such as immigration, identity, and cultural conflict. Born on July 27, 1940, in Kolkata, India, she passed away on January 28, 2017. Mukherjee's writing is characterized by its reflection of her own immigrant experience and her profound understanding of both Indian and American cultures. more

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