{"product_id":"gold-diggers-paperback","title":"Gold Diggers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSanjena Sathian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Books of 2021 *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of NPR's Best Books of 2021 * \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review Editors' Choice * \u003cb\u003eLong-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dizzyingly original, fiercely funny, deeply wise.\" --Celeste Ng, #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eSanjena Sathian's \u003ci\u003eGold Diggers\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of 24-karat genius.\" --Ron Charles, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow far would you go for a piece of the American dream?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA magical realist coming-of-age story, \u003ci\u003eGold Diggers\u003c\/i\u003e skewers the model minority myth to tell a hilarious and moving story about immigrant identity, community, and the underside of ambition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA floundering second-generation teenager growing up in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, Neil Narayan is funny and smart but struggles to bear the weight of expectations of his family and their Asian American enclave. He tries to want their version of success, but mostly, Neil just wants his neighbor across the cul-de-sac, Anita Dayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he discovers that Anita is the beneficiary of an ancient, alchemical potion made from stolen gold--a \"lemonade\" that harnesses the ambition of the gold's original owner--Neil sees his chance to get ahead. But events spiral into a tragedy that rips their community apart. Years later in the Bay Area, Neil still bristles against his community's expectations--and finds he might need one more hit of that lemonade, no matter the cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSanjena Sathian's astonishing debut offers a fine-grained, profoundly intelligent, and bitingly funny investigation into what's required to make it in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoon to be a series produced by Mindy Kaling!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Paul and Daisy Soros fellow, \u003cb\u003eSanjena Sathian\u003c\/b\u003e is a 2019 graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She has worked as a reporter in Mumbai and San Francisco, with nonfiction bylines for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, Vox, TIME, and more. Her award-winning short fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoulevard, Joyland, Salt Hill, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaster's Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44399544860774,"sku":"9781984882059","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/czAybERZNjE2U1V2QU85amFjQTk5UT09.webp?v=1769529115","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/gold-diggers-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}