From An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree Ghosh

Publisher: Readomania Publishin (December 4, 2018)
Category: Adult Fiction, 224 pages
Genre: Short Stories, Immigrant Stories, Literary

Description From An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree Ghosh

Never has been the conversation on immigration more pertinent than now, post 2016 US elections. From cancellation of refugee protection and zero tolerance to undercurrent crackdown on H visas to the border wall – the resurgence of nationalism is hitting the globalized population head-on.

But what is immigration today? A question of life or death – fleeing of persecution? A compulsion? Or a mere pursuance of privilege? And what is the US today? A land of opportunities? Or a quagmire impossible to comprehend, inherently racist and selfish?

From An-Other Land dives deep into immigration today for the diaspora and its many facets with characters who seek to define themselves in an intercultural setting that is less and less sure of itself. A reality check and a guide for anyone who wants to understand the modern-day US.

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My Thoughts From An-Other Land: Making Home in the Land of Dreams by Tanushree Ghosh

I found the book description a bit misleading.  With the exception of one word, “Characters” the description leads one to believe this book is non-fiction and a real examination of the issues.  Of course, a book of fiction can certainly address real issues however, for myself, it did not address all of the issues mentioned in the description.

From An-Other Land is a book of short stories about the immigrant experience.  Tanushree Ghosh does a good job capturing each characters immigrant experience in most of the stories.  A couple of the stories fall a little short for me and I would have liked to have been able to delve in deeper into their experiences. The stories are loosely interlinked by the characters. I believe this is Ms. Ghosh’s first book and a I think she shows promise as a writer.  I look forward to seeing what she writes next.  This book was a worthwhile read. I give it 3.5 stars out of 5.

Tanushree Ghosh works in Tech and has a Doctorate in Chemistry from the Cornell University. She is also a social activist and writer. Her blog posts, op-eds, poems, and stories are an effort to provoke thoughts, especially towards issues concerning women and social justice.

She is a contributor (past and present) to several popular e-zines (incl. The Huffington Post US, The Logical Indian, Youth Ki Awaaz, Tribune India, Women’s Web, and Cafe Dissensus). Her literary resume includes poems and stories featured in national and international magazines (Words Pauses and Noises, UK; TUCK, Glimmer Train Honorable mention) as well as inclusion in seven anthologies such as Defiant Dreams (Oprah 2016 reading list placeholder) and The Best Asian Short Stories 2017 (published out of Singapore by Kitaab). Her first single-author book, From An-Other Land, is on immigration.

She has held different leadership roles in non-profits (ASHA and AID India) and is the founder and director of Her Rights (www.herrights.website), a 501(3) c non-profit committed to furthering the cause of gender equality. She is often an invited speaker or panelist for both corporate and non-profit endeavors.

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