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1 Touchstones 1
2 The Exuberance of Immigration: Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine 31
3 The Shock of Arrival: MeenaAlexander, Fault Lines 51
4 Alienation and Narration: Sara Suleri, Meatless Days 65
5 Floating Myths: Sunetra Gupta, Moonlight into Marzipan 93
6 A Short Story about the Italian Empire: From Fascist Propaganda to
Postcolonial Representations 105
7 Daughters of Empire: Metissage and Hyphenated Identities:
Erminia dell'Oro and Maria Abbebh Viarengo 143
8 Living in Translation: Ribka Sibhatu, Aulo: Canto-Poesia dall'Eritrea 167
9 Voices in Pain: Once We Were Warriors: Sirad S. Hassan, Sette
Gocce di Sangue 185
10 Conclusion 207
Notes 215
Bibliography 235
Index 259
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Indic literature (English) Women authors History and criticism, American literature South Asian American authors History and criticism, English literature South Asian authors History and criticism, Italian literature Women authors History and criticism, East Indian American women Intellectual life, Immigrants' writings History and criticism, East Indians England Intellectual life, Emigration and immigration in literature, Africans Italy Intellectual life, East Indian Americans in literature, Postcolonialism in literature, South Asians in literature, Women and literature