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The Space Between Us (novel)
''The Space Between Us'' is the second novel by Thrity Umrigar, published by William Morrow and Company in January 2006. Set in present-day Mumbai, India, the novel follows the lives of two women: Serabai Dubash, an upper-middle-class widow, and her domestic servant, Bhima. The pair experience similar situations in their lives: abuse, the death or absence of a husband, a pregnant dependent, and the hope for a better future. Told using an Third-person omniscient narrative, omniscient third-person narrative in mainly present tense, the novel incorporates Hindi words and phrases amongst predominantly English text. Influenced by Umrigar's real-life experience with the employer-servant relationship, the novel explores social class in India and the division of power in society. Umrigar, who was born and lived in Mumbai until the age of twenty-one, modeled Bhima after a domestic servant of the same name who worked in her childhood home and for whom Umrigar had much admiration. Upon it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrity Umrigar
Thrity Umrigar is an Indian-American journalist, critic, and novelist. Early life Umrigar was born in Mumbai, India to a Parsi family, and relocated to the United States at the age of 21. Career Umrigar received a Bachelor of Science from Bombay University, an M.A. From Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in English from Kent State University. She has written for ''The Washington Post'' and the ''Cleveland Plain Dealer'' and ''The Huffington Post'' and regularly writes for ''The Boston Globe''s book pages. She is the Armitage Professor of English language, English at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She is active on the national lecture circuit. Works * ''Bombay Time'' (2001) * ''First Darling of the Morning: Selected Memories of an Indian Childhood'' (2004) * ''The Space Between Us (novel), The Space Between Us'' (2006) * ''If Today Be Sweet'' (2007) * ''The Weight of Heaven'' (2009) * ''The World We Found'' (2012) * ''The Story Hour'' (2014) * ''Everyb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
