Francisco D'Sai is the firstborn son of a firstborn son - the latest in a long line of proud Konkans stretching back for centuries. Since he was old enough to hear the tales of his noble forebears, Francisco has known what it meant to be a Konkan in India. But what does it mean to be a Konkan in Illinois? His father, desperate to shed his past and fit in, drinks a lot and speaks very little, while his pony-tailed all-American mother remains as bewitched by India as when she first met her husband there. And then uncle Sam ...
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Francisco D'Sai is the firstborn son of a firstborn son - the latest in a long line of proud Konkans stretching back for centuries. Since he was old enough to hear the tales of his noble forebears, Francisco has known what it meant to be a Konkan in India. But what does it mean to be a Konkan in Illinois? His father, desperate to shed his past and fit in, drinks a lot and speaks very little, while his pony-tailed all-American mother remains as bewitched by India as when she first met her husband there. And then uncle Sam arrives from Chikmagalur, bringing with him all the dust and chaos of his homeland, along with enough stories to dazzle Francisco and enough charm to seduce his mother - Taking us from the villages on western India to the suburbs of 1970s Chicago, "The Konkans" is the exuberant portrait of one uprooted family, chasing the immigrant dream and creating their own family legends along the way.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Signed by Author First printing. Spine ends bumped with corresponding crimps to the mylar covered jacket. Signed "Tony D'Souza, Newtonville Books, 2/28/2008" on the title page. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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