With flawless narrative instinct and a boundless sympathy for her irrepressible characters, in Oleander Girl Divakaruni brings us a perfect treat of a novel— moving, wise, and unforgettable. . She defies categorization.” First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. . "Oleander Girl is a masterpiece--a Dickens novel moved forward 150 years." Janet Fitch's 1999 novel White Oleander is centered around a young Southern California girl's experiences growing up in foster care after her mother is imprisoned for poisoning an ex-boyfriend with the plant. . * Seattle Times * "Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's new novel, Oleander Girl, is . [An] elegant and highly evocative new novel from Divakaruni.”—PopMatters.com “With the barest touch of magical realism, Oleander Girl whisks the reader into the layered intricacies of love affairs, family, Indian social class, racial prejudice and religious tension. . „Identity‟ implies the distinguishing character or personality of an Individual according to Merriam- Webster Dictionary. The excess of sensibility perfectly suits the seventeen-year-old protagonist of this YA novel, and the soap-opera plot twists seem par for her course. . . BLOG; CAMERA-PHONE; PATENTS; NEWS; ABOUT; TECHNOLOGY . . Oleander Girl is part mystery, part search, but mostly the story of a young girl finding herself and deciding where she belongs., Divakaruni has crafted a beautiful, complex story in which caste, class, religion, and race are significant facotrs informing people's world views., Oleander Girl is a coming of age novel in the best tradition. Raised by her grandparents, she seeks to discover what happened to her parents and to unearth the mystery that shrouds her father’s death. Oleander Girl by Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10: 1451695659 - ISBN 13: 9781451695656 - Simon & Schuster - 2013 - Hardcover . "Oleander Girl is a masterpiece--a Dickens novel moved forward 150 years." Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. "Oleander Girl is a masterpiece--a Dickens novel moved forward 150 years." . . . . Oleander Girl Kabita Mondal M.Phil Student University of Burdwan Birbhum, West Bengal India ABSTRACT: Chitra Banerjee Divakruni‟s Oleander Girl is a coming-of-age novel in the best tradition replete with suspense which unfurls much the intricacies of relationships. . As The Wall Street Journal raves, "Divakaruni emphasizes the cathartic force of storytelling with sumptuous prose. SeemaPanjwani in her research paper writes that "the title of Oleander Girl has a profound meaning and it is a prevalent image throughout the novel. Technology Blog Korobi Roy’s father died in a car crash before she was born, while her mother died in childbirth, but Korobi has nonetheless led a happy life in her grandparents’ stately Kolkata home. In Oleander Girl, my newest novel, set partly in Kolkata and partly in the U.S., food plays an important role and gives us a glimpse into the hidden depths of the characters. The Ramayana, one of the world's greatest epics, is also a tragic love story.In this brilliant retelling, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni places Sita at the center of the novel: This is Sita's version. . Divakaruni portrays about the central mystery of the protagonist, Korobi. . . Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Oleander Girl is a coming of age novel in the best tradition, with a heroine who is both infuriating and endearing, and most importantly, brave.Having discovered a letter from her mother to her father, full of love but never sent, Korobi sets out on a quest to find her father. . — BookReporter.com "An entrancing storyteller with an unerring moral compass, Divakaruni has created a superbly well-plotted, charming, yet hard-hitting novel of family, marriage, and class, a veritable Indian Jane Austen novel spiked with racial prejudice and religious violence. Sailing, Mountains, Music, and Technology. lies in contemporary Kolkata, India. . As The Wall Street Journal raves, "Divakaruni emphasizes the cathartic force of storytelling with sumptuous prose. Oleander Girl: A Novel . Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. . . "Oleander Girl is a coming of age novel in the best tradition. Toggle navigation . The book was adapted into a 2002 film of the … “Oleander Girl will keep you captivated from the very first chapter. . . Note! . Oleander girl is a sweeping, suspenseful, atmospheric coming-of-age novel about a young woman who leaves India for America on a search that will transform her life. Print. Even the young girl Karobi is named after the oleander flower in the Bengali language." These and many other questions bombarded me as Chitra continued with her coming of age story about a girl and her past and I had a great time reading the novel, written in poetic prose. It is a story about a . Oleander Girl A Novel (Book) : Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee : Enjoying a sheltered childhood with adoring grandparents but troubled by the silence surrounding her parents' deaths, 17-year-old Korobi is prompted by a love note among her mother's possessions and a fiance's shattering revelation to travel from India to post-September 11 America in search of her true identity. "Oleander Girl is a masterpiece--a Dickens novel moved forward 150 years." Divakaruni's gift is story telling, and she is generous with her gift. . – BookReporter.com "An entrancing storyteller with an unerring moral compass, Divakaruni has created a superbly well-plotted, charming, yet hard-hitting novel of family, marriage, and class, a veritable Indian Jane Austen novel spiked with racial prejudice and religious violence. 2 members reading this now 3 clubs reading this now 0 members have read this book. and grateful witnesses to the maturing of a child into a woman." Published: 2014-03-04 Paperback : 320 pages. . . by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni . Recommended to book clubs by 1 of 1 members. Oleander Girl: A Novel. . Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, July 29, 1956) is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.. As is typical with Chitra, Oleander Girl is a multilayered story, with three parallel plots. . The book is a coming of age novel that centers on a 18-year old girl named Korobi (named after a species of Oleander) Roy. Oleander is a poisonous flower which is ambiguous, positive and negative, beautiful and dangerous, hard and capable of protecting itself, the name Korobi refers to Oleander flower in Bengali. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013. Oleander Girl is part mystery, part search, but mostly the story of a young girl finding herself and deciding where she belongs., Divakaruni has crafted a beautiful, complex story in which caste, class, religion, and race are significant facotrs informing people's world views., Oleander Girl is a coming of age novel in the best tradition. oleander girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2013 Although her heroine travels to the United States to unravel family secrets, the heart of Divakaruni's cross-cultural novel ( One Amazing Thing , 2010, etc.) Oleander Girl seems to be a perfect symbol for this novel. With flawless narrative instinct and a boundless sympathy for her irrepressible characters, in Oleander Girl Divakaruni brings us a perfect treat of a novel— moving, wise, and unforgettable. "An entrancing storyteller with an unerring moral compass, Divakaruni has created a superbly well-plotted, charming, yet hard-hitting novel of family, marriage, and class, a veritable Indian Jane Austen novel spiked with racial prejudice and religious violence. Musings from Philippe. various levels in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‟s latest novel Oleander Girl to subvert the hegemonic cultural and patriarchal norms. As The Wall Street Journal raves, “Divakaruni emphasizes the cathartic force of storytelling with sumptuous prose. In the traditional household of the heroine Korobi, we find authentic Bengali cuisine--fried brinjal and khichuri, but prepared by a long-time cook given to wild improvisations. Alterity means the state of being different with respect to one‟s perception of one‟s identity within a culture; . "Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's new novel, Oleander Girl, is...a showcase for the best-selling author's ability to maintain her signature, beautifully-crafted prose while creating a complex set of deceptions, ruses, and lies, exposing the dark side of human nature....Skillfully crafted, the novel is a bouquet of collisions that illustrate how choices we make affect more than just ourselves. OLEANDER GIRL (2013) In American Book Award winner Chitra Divakaruni’s new novel, Oleander Girl (Simon and Schuster), a young woman from a distinguished and orthodox Bengali heritage falls in love with a man from a nouveau-riche business family in Kolkata, a city buffeted by the clash between the old and new ways of life. Oleander Girl is a novel suspenseful, coming of age tale about young women living in India but search for Identity leads her to America which is transforming her life. Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2010. As The Wall Street Journal raves, “Divakaruni emphasizes the cathartic force of storytelling with sumptuous prose. ― The Huffington Post Here, DivakarunnishowsKarobi as both the blend of beauty and toughness along with determination. Through her wonderful novel we become active participants. . Oleander Girl is a masterpiece--a Dickens novel moved forward 150 years.-- "BookReporter.com" "Oleander Girl is a riveting and powerful exploration of family … Oleander Girl is part mystery, part search, but mostly the story of a young girl finding herself and deciding where she belongs." Surreal Appearance of Korobi’s Mother The surreal appearance of Korobi’s mother at the very beginning of the novel gives us the cue about some impending tryst with the past which holds some secrets in the dark! . . . “Gorgeous. . The novel Oleander Girl impresses the reader as a Feminist Narrative. The Forest of Enchantments is also a very human story of some of the other women in the epic, often misunderstood and relegated to the margins: Kaikeyi, Surpanakha, Mandodari. . With flawless narrative instinct and a boundless sympathy for her irrepressible characters, in Oleander Girl Divakaruni brings us a perfect treat of a novel— moving, wise, and unforgettable. With flawless narrative instinct and a boundless sympathy for her irrepressible characters, in Oleander Girl Divakaruni brings us a perfect treat of a novel-- moving, wise, and unforgettable. — BookReporter.com "An entrancing storyteller with an unerring moral compass, Divakaruni has created a superbly well-plotted, charming, yet hard-hitting novel of family, marriage, and class, a veritable Indian Jane Austen novel spiked with racial prejudice and religious violence. Through, while searching for oleander girl: a novel course grateful witnesses to the maturing of a child a. 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