- New York Times reviewed, Fiction, magical realism, Fiction, coming of age, Fiction, cultural heritage
"A floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil Narayan is authentic, funny, and smart. He just doesn't share the same drive as everyone around him.
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Contemporary, classical in form and plot-driven.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Sanjena Sathian
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Penguin Press, Random House Large Print, Penguin Publishing Group
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781984882059
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