{"product_id":"leaving-yuba-city-poems-9780385488549","title":"Leaving Yuba City: Poems","description":"Like Divakaruni's much-loved and bestselling short story collection Arranged Marriage, this collection of poetry deals with India and the Indian experience in America, from the adventures of going to a convent school in India run by Irish nuns (Growing up in Darjeeling) to the history of the earliest Indian immigrants in the U.S. (Yuba City Poems). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGroups of interlinked poems divided into six sections are peopled by many of the same characters and explore varying themes. Here, Divakaruni is particularly interested in how different art forms can influence and inspire each other. One section, entitled Indian Miniatures, is based on and named after a series of paintings by Francesco Clemente. Another, called Moving Pictures, is based on Indian films, including Mira Nair's \"Salaam Bombay\" and Satyajit Ray's \"Ghare Baire.\" Photographs by Raghubir Singh inspired the section entitled Rajasthani. The trials and tribulations of growing up and immigration are also considered here and, as with all of Divakaruni's writing, these poems deal with the experience of women and their struggle to find identities for themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection is touched with the same magic and universal appeal that excited readers of \u003ci\u003eArranged Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eLeaving Yuba City\u003c\/i\u003e, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni proves once again her remarkable literary talents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385488549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.68w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1997 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/1997 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1997 pg. 1871\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1997 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1998 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924850282677,"sku":"9780385488549","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9c2e548f-d285-4f6c-a47f-ecfd1c58558a.jpg?v=1687839744","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leaving-yuba-city-poems-9780385488549","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}