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One Day We'll All Be Dead And None Of This Will Matter
One Day We'll All Be Dead And None Of This Will Matter Author:Scaachi Koul Scaachi deploys her razor-sharp humour to share her fears, outrages, and mortifying experiences as a woman of colour growing up in Canada. Her subjects range from shaving her knuckles in grade school to a shopping trip gone horribly awry, to dealing with internet trolls, to feeling out of place at an Indian wedding (as an Indian woman), to parsi... more »ng the trajectory of fears and anxieties pressed up on her immigrant parents and bled down a generation.
Alongside these personal stories are pointed observations about life as a woman of color where every aspect of her appearance is open for critique, derision or outright scorn. Where strict gender rules bind in both Western and Indian cultures, forcing her to congront questions about gender dynamics, racial tensions, ethnic stereotypes, and her father's creeping mortality - all as she tries to find her feet in the world.
With a clear eye and biting wit, Scaachi Koul explores the absurdity of a life steeped in misery. And through these intimate, wise and laugh-out-loud funny dispatches, a portrait of a bright new literary voice emerges.« less