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| Author | Bharati Mukherjee |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Frank Bozzo |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin (US) Chatto & Windus (UK) |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 210 pp |
| ISBN | 0-395-12715-7 |
| OCLC | 217219 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.M9555 Ti3 PR9499.3.M77 |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Followed by | Wife (1975) |
The Tiger's Daughter is the first novel by Indian American author Bharati Mukherjee,[1] published in 1971 by Houghton Mifflin.[2]
Plot summary[edit | edit source]
The story revolves around Tara who was raised in Calcutta, educated at Vassar College in New York and is married to an American man. The novel explores her sense of culture shock when she travels back to India intertwined with the political situation in Calcutta and West Bengal.
Publication history[edit | edit source]
- Hardcover – ISBN 0-395-12715-7, published in 1971 by Houghton Mifflin
- Paperback – ISBN 0-449-22100-8, published in 1992 by Fawcett Crest
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Foster, Malcolm (January 8, 1972). "A novel of special topicality". The Gazette. p. 41. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Frazier, Jean (January 8, 1972). "Writer Becomes Heroine Of First Novel". Lansing State Journal. p. 47. Retrieved April 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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