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| Author | Bharati Mukherjee |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1975 Houghton Mifflin |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 213 pp |
| ISBN | 0-395-20439-9 |
| OCLC | 1176882 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.M9555 Wi3 PR9499.3.M77 |
| Preceded by | The Tiger's Daughter (1971) |
| Followed by | Darkness (1985) |
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Wife (1975) is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee.
Plot summary[edit | edit source]
This is the story of Dimple Dasgupta who has an arranged marriage to Amit Basu, an engineer, instead of marrying a neurosurgeon as she had dreamed about. They move to the United States and experience culture shock and loneliness. At one point, she jumps rope to escape her pregnancy. As frustration becomes expressed as abuse, the tale turns to tragedy with the murder of her husband, Amit at the end.
Publication history[edit | edit source]
- Hardcover – ISBN 0-395-20439-9, published in 1975 by Houghton Mifflin
- Paperback – ISBN 0-449-22098-2, published by Fawcett Crest
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