{"product_id":"world-hotel-paperback","title":"World Hotel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReetika Vazirani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in India and raised in the U.S., Reetika Vazirani is at the forefront of a group of young immigrant writers who are questioning citizenship and the effects of migration and immigration on the discovery of one's self. The topics she writes about--eastern culture meeting west--are both timely and timeless, as she demonstrates a love for storytelling, delights in the music and flavors of the world, and displays a subtle understanding of cross-cultural conflicts for women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into two sections, Inventing Maya and It's Me, I'm Not at Home, World Hotel gives voice to those who are struggling with the burden of being different while also experiencing the thrill of transformation. There are poems written in memory of family members, to husbands, to lovers, and poems from mother to daughter. Through her exquisite formal skills and linguistic range, Vazirani ultimately creates a home in poetry; for her readers she creates penetrating portraits and keen glimpses into a world which--for all its unfamiliarity--we recognize as strikingly similar to our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chapel Hill Rotary invited me twice, \u003cbr\u003e and I wore Aunty's yellow sari. I laugh, \u003cbr\u003e for ten years I lived on a mountain.\u003cbr\u003e I show them Mussoorie.\u003cbr\u003e They say it looks like the Blue Ridge.\u003cbr\u003e They're fascinated by so much silk--six\u003cbr\u003e yards on one girl--but I like dresses and\u003cbr\u003e scarves, red nail polish, and I will\u003cbr\u003e have to learn to dance. . . .\u003cbr\u003e --from Friday Mixer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in India, \u003cb\u003eReetika Vazirani\u003c\/b\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003eWhite Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected for the Barnard New Women Poets Prize. She has received much recognition for her poetry, including a Pushcart Prize, a Discovery award from \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and inclusion in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. Educated at Wellesley College and the University of Virginia, Vazirani serves as an advisory editor for \u003ci\u003eCallaloo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 121\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.18 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701377437759,"sku":"9781556591839","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6286eb6e59945654ca7ef9b0d5bdaf7a.webp?v=1765020411","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/world-hotel-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}