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1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 25 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Sunil Malhotra. |
| Summary |
First the white members of Raj Bhatt's posh tennis club call him racist. Then his life falls apart. Along the way, he wonders: where does he, a brown man, belong in America? Raj Bhatt is often unsure of where he belongs. Having moved to America from Bombay as a child, he knew few Indian kids. Now middle-aged, he lives mostly happily in California, with a job at a university. Still, his white wife seems to fit in better than he does at times, especially at their tennis club, a place he's cautiously come to love. But it's there that, in one week, his life unravels. It begins at a meeting for potential new members: Raj thrills to find an African American couple on the list; he dreams of a more diverse club. But in an effort to connect, he makes a racist joke. The committee turns on him, no matter the years of prejudice he's put up with. And worse still, he soon finds his job is in jeopardy after a group of students report him as a reverse racist, thanks to his alleged "anti-Western bias." Heartfelt, humorous, and hard-hitting, Members Only explores what membership and belonging mean, as Raj navigates the complicated space between black and white America. Narrated by Sunil Malhotra. AudioFile Earphones Award Winner. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
East Indian Americans -- United States -- Fiction.
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Middle-aged persons -- Fiction.
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Tennis clubs -- Fiction.
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Racism -- United States -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Malhotra, Sunil, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9780358385455 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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0358385458 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14795980 |
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