Nuzhat Shahzadi

Broschiertes Buch

A Table for Us

A Novel

Beschreibung

A Table for Us is a modern love story. It narrates the emotional journey of the protagonist, Opshora--her struggle to strike a balance between her heritage and the world she inherits as a second-generation immigrant in America. Opshora is a Bengalee American, an anthropologist. She falls in love with Antonio, an Italian American chef. Antonio cooks with fanatical passion and "some crazy" to produce culinary miracles. He bakes tarts, pastries and chocolate cakes and offers them to Opshora as an expression of his deep adoration for her. His intense love for Opshora is like a sweet-savory roulade, ecstasy; but her love also demands profound trust. Their cultural differences add a unique flavor to the story that is both relatable and amusing. The subplot reveals Opshora's mother Ruby's experience as a young immigrant in the 60s, which spices up the richness of the book. Opshora's family, her gay friend Chris, and Zayn--the man she fell in love with in Fiji in her youth--sketch a holistic portrayal of Opshora. This book is a tale of race-relations, the identity dilemma of immigrants and their deep patriotism for a country, which celebrates diversity and, at the same time, is afraid of it!

Autor

Nuzhat Shahzadi is a creative writer. She is a Bengalee American--grew up in East Bengal, initially a part of Pakistan that emerged as an independent sovereign nation, as Bangladesh in 1971 following a violent civil war. In her adolescence she got a first hand taste of living through a horrific genocide. She authored and co-authored numerous entertainment-education materials and directed animation films on social issues honing the power of story telling to influence behavior. Her work with the United Nations took her to the heart of unchartered territories marred with armed conflicts in Asia and Africa--from the war torn landscape of Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal to the shores of Angola, Cote d'Ivoire¿.¿.¿.¿the slopes of Rwanda, Uganda and Mozambique that borne the scars of civil wars. She travelled extensively to many other regions that offered her the opportunity to work closely with the most marginalized grass roots communities. In 2004-2005, Shahzadi took a break from the UN to head an HIV/AIDS project with the Johns Hopkins University¿/Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore. During this time she lived in "Little Italy" in Baltimore and made friends with Italian-Americans. On rejoining the UN, she worked closely with Italian NGOS and the NATO contingent of Italian forces in Herat, Western Afghanistan on child protection issues. She got interested in the history of the Italians--and years later decided to write this book. Shahzadi holds two post graduate degrees: a Masters in Public Health, and an MA in English literature. At present she lives in greater Washington DC area in the US.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nuzhat Shahzadi
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9781735352015
• ISBN-10: 1735352012
• Artikelnr.: 62708004