{"product_id":"edison-9798890130150","title":"Edison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Asian American Writers' Workshop Pages in Progress Prize \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A sparkling epic worthy of Bollywood's silver screens.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delightful and perceptive jaunt into the heart of the Indian American community of New Jersey, \u003ci\u003eEdison\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming, often hilarious novel brimming over with life, laughter, and dreams worthy of the most outrageous Bollywood movies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Chitra Divakaruni, author of \u003ci\u003eIndependence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMistress of Spices\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eEdison\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eI kept feeling amazed that a single novel could do so much. Pallavi Sharma\u003cbr\u003eDixit has given us an unforgettable love story, a riotous comedy, a tender\u003cbr\u003ecoming-of-age tale, a history of an American city, and an homage to Indian\u003cbr\u003ecinema, told with all the romance and drama and verve of the movies. \u003ci\u003eEdison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis these things and more, a debut novel that arrives fully formed and\u003cbr\u003ebrilliant. I am simply in awe of this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Nathan Hill, \u003ci\u003eNew\u003cbr\u003eYork Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWellness \u003c\/i\u003e(Oprah's Book Club) and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eNix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pallavi Sharma Dixit's \u003ci\u003eEdison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eis as musical, unexpected, and over the top as the Bollywood that binds us. Get\u003cbr\u003eready to laugh, cry, and dance your way through this necessary book.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--S. Mitra Kalita, author\u003cbr\u003eof \u003ci\u003eSuburban Sahibs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A modern love story that will make your heart soar and a heartwarming tale that beautifully captures the transformation\u003cbr\u003eof an American community, \u003ci\u003eEdison\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary gem.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Jafreen Uddin, Executive Director, Asian American Writers' Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdison\u003c\/i\u003e is a Bollywood-style love story brimming with song and dance, action and comedy, a love triangle, an angry parent, an evil villain, and cameos by real Bollywood stars--a hilariously entertaining masala film in the guise of literary fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlong the way, we glean bits of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndian film history and fall in love with an improbable cast of characters who inhabit Edison, New Jersey's Little India.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrem Kumar is the wayward youngest son of a titan of New Delhi industry. Obsessed with Indian movies\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ewhat the world comes to know as Bollywood\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand uninterested in his father's business empire, he runs away to America hoping to make a smash hit film. Arriving at JFK Airport, where his dreams are promptly shattered, he hails a taxi that deposits him in an Indian immigrant neighborhood in Edison, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot inclined to work hard, Prem finds a mattress to crash on and a job at an Exxon gas station, biding his time until he comes up with a plan for his future. But when he falls head-over-heels in love with Leena, the ambitious and dutiful daughter of Hemant Engineer, the owner of Edison's first Indian grocery store, her father decrees that they can only marry once Prem has earned one million and one dollars. Desperate to be with Leena but afraid he doesn't have what it takes, will Prem find a way to earn Hemant's blessing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdison\u003c\/i\u003e is a wild, romantic, laugh-out-loud love letter to life, community, friendship, and the Indian American community of Edison, New Jersey, where debut author Pallavi Dixit grew up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Third State Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798890130150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Pallavi Sharma Dixit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897153585333,"sku":"9798890130150","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_046dbace-5774-4e0f-bf2c-4791a29eb0be.jpg?v=1712633367","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/edison-9798890130150","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}