{"product_id":"south-haven-paperback","title":"South Haven - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHirsh Sawhney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[T]his luminous debut . . . captures precisely the heartache of growing up.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, Top Spring Indie Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiddharth Arora lives an ordinary life in the New England suburb of South Haven, but his childhood comes to a grinding halt when his mother dies in a car accident. Siddharth soon gravitates toward a group of adolescent bullies, drinking and smoking instead of drawing and swimming. He takes great pains to care for his depressive father, Mohan Lal, an immigrant who finds solace in the hateful Hindu fundamentalism of his homeland and cheers on Indian fanatics who murder innocent Muslims. When a new woman enters their lives, Siddharth and his father have a chance at a fresh start. They form a new family, hoping to leave their pain behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSouth Haven\u003c\/em\u003e is no simple coming-of-age tale or hero's journey, blurring the line between victim and victimizer and asking readers to contend with the lies we tell ourselves as we grieve and survive. Following in the tradition of narratives by Edwidge Danticat and Junot D?z, Sawhney draws upon the measured lyricism of postcolonial writers like Michael Ondaatje but brings to his subjects distinctly American irreverence and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHirsh Sawhney\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutlook\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other periodicals. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eDelhi Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, a critically acclaimed anthology of original fiction, and is on the advisory board of \u003ci\u003eWasafiri\u003c\/i\u003e, a London-based journal of international literature. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut, and teaches at Wesleyan University. \u003ci\u003eSouth Haven\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700964659263,"sku":"9781617753978","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5b4d6fa9890eb1e270eea328f68cd15f.webp?v=1765018831","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/south-haven-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}