| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
293 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
A thriving arranged-marriage bureau in contemporary India resides at the heart of Zama's charming debut. The customers who visit Mr. Ali's bureau--a project he began in retirement to pass the time--are mostly pragmatists: they look for mates based on height, complexion, caste, economic status and religion. As business picks up, Mr. Ali, a Muslim, takes on a young assistant, Aruna, a poor Hindu girl, who helps him formulate happy unions. While the bureau prospers, Mr. Ali and his wife contend with their headstrong son, a human rights advocate who worries them constantly, and Aruna faces her dismal home life and a handsome young client who may want more from her than lists of potential matches. Zama's strength is in showing the love that makes the matchmaking system possible, looking at the reciprocity, trust and devotion that underlie marriage. |
| Subject |
Dating services -- Fiction.
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Marriage -- Fiction.
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India -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780399155581 |
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0399155589 |
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