Wife (novel) explained

Wife
Author:	Bharati Mukherjee
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Published:	1975 Houghton Mifflin
Media Type:	Print (paperback)
Pages:	213 pp
Isbn:	0-395-20439-9
Dewey:	813/.5/4
Congress:	PZ4.M9555 Wi3 PR9499.3.M77
Oclc:	1176882
Preceded By:	The Tiger's Daughter (1971)
Followed By:	Darkness (1985)

Wife (1975) is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee.The book was originally published by Houghton Mifflin. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Plot summary

This is the story of Dimple Dasgupta who has an arranged marriage to Amit Basu, an engineer, instead of marrying a neurosurgeon as she had dreamed about. They move to the United States and experience culture shock and loneliness. At one point, she jumps rope to escape her pregnancy. As frustration becomes expressed as abuse, the tale turns to tragedy with the murder of her husband, Amit at the end.

Publication history

• Hardcover –, published in 1975 by Houghton Mifflin
• Paperback –, published by Fawcett Crest

External links

• Book review

Notes and References

1. 10.5204/mcj.1902 . Rearticulating Violence . 2001 . Mason . Jody . M/C Journal . 4 . 2 . free .
2. 4637809 . Swanson . Willa . Reviewed work: Wife, Bharati Mukherjee . The Antioch Review . 19 September 1976 . 34 . 3 . 380 . 10.2307/4637809 .
3. Book: j.ctvgs0bhh.6 . India versus America . Maxey . Ruth . Understanding Bharati Mukherjee . 19 September 2023 . 9–28 . University of South Carolina Press . 10.2307/j.ctvgs0bhh.6 . 9781643360003 . 240772323 .
4. News: Tyler. Ralph. And Then There Was One. The Village Voice. August 4, 1975. September 18, 2023. Archived at Google Books.
5. News: Gabeline. Donna. Culture Shock Explored in Topical 'Wife'. The Montreal Gazette. August 23, 1975. September 18, 2023. Archived at Google Books.