Identitti
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Summary
The Sellout meets Interior Chinatown in this satirical debut about race, sexuality and truth. German-Polish-Indian student Nivedita's world is upended when she discovers that her beloved professor who passed for Indian was born white.
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Identitti by Mithu Sanyal
"A provocative and knotty debut." The New York Times Nivedita (a.k.a. Identitti), a doctoral student who blogs about race with the help of Hindu goddess Kali, is in awe of Saraswati, her superstar postcolonial and race studies professor. But Nivedita's life and sense of self are upturned when it emerges that Saraswati is actually white. Hours before she learns the truth Nivedita praises her tutor in a radio interview, which calls into question her own reputation and ignites an angry backlash among her peers and online community. In her thought-provoking, genre-bending debut, Mithu Sanyal collages the commentary of real-life intellectuals, blogs, articles, race theory, academic warfare and coming-of-age drama. A darkly comedic tour de force, Identitti showcases the outsized power of social media in the current debates around identity politics and the power of claiming your own voice.
"From the first page, I knew Sanyal was going to take me to filthy, funny, strange placesShe didn't disappoint. Buy the ticket and take the wild ride as Identitti tries to make sense of race, belonging and truth." Jarred McGinnis, author of The Coward
Mithu Sanyal is a cultural scientist, journalist, critic, and author of two academic books: Vulva, which was translated into five languages, and Rape, which was translated into three languages and published in English by Verso in 2019. Identitti is her first novel. Alta L. Price runs a publishing consultancy specialized in literature and nonfiction texts on art, architecture, design, and culture. A recipient of the Gutekunst Prize, she translates from Italian and German into English.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9783863913397 |
| ISBN 10 | 3863913396 |
| Title | Identitti |
| Author | Mithu Sanyal |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | V & Q Books |
| Year published | 2022-10-01 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for German Book Prize 2021 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |