Wife (novel)

Wife (novel)

Infobox Book
name = Wife


author = Bharati Mukherjee
country = United States
language = English
genre = Fiction novel
publisher = Houghton Mifflin
release_date = 1975
media-style = Print (Paperback)
pages = 213 pp
isbn = ISBN 0395204399
preceded_by = The Tiger's Daughter (1971)
followed_by = Darkness (1985)

"Wife" (1975) is a novel by noted author, Bharati Mukherjee.

Plot Summary

This is the story of Dimple Dasgupta who has an arranged marriage to Amit Basu, an engineer. They move to the United States and experience culture shock and loneliness. As frustration becomes expressed as abuse, and the tale turns to tragedy.

Book information

"Wife" by Bharati Mukherjee
* Hardcover – ISBN 0-395-20439-9, published in 1975 by Houghton Mifflin
* Paperback – ISBN 0-449-22098-2, published by Fawcett Crest

External links

* [http://www.biblio.com/books/1103641.html Book review]


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