The lives of immigrants… new short stories

Posted on March 14, 2012 by CPAMO

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TSAR Publications

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“…twelve masterfully told tales…”* —Publishers Weekly

Lingering Tide
And Other Stories

Latha Viswanathan

These poignant stories finely depict the lives of immigrants, through the themes of family adjustment, loss, and starting afresh in a new place. Set in suburban Toronto, New Jersey, Texas, and India, they draw out the conflicts in three generations of Indians whose lives interconnect even as they straddle the old and the new. What we sense is both the anguish of loss and the thrill of discovery.

Viswanathan’s quiet prose imparts powerful emotions that ring true, and her rendering of cultural clash is truly skillful and nuanced. The depiction of her characters’ interior lives is so full and vital that they breathe and walk off the page. The reader is drawn in and completely absorbed into her world of transitions.

Short Stories
Paperback $20.95
ISBN: 9781894770750
Ebook $12.95
ISBN: 9781894770880

Order Lingering Tide at www.tsarbooks.com

*“Viswanathan’s debut collection–set in locales as diverse as India, Texas, and Canada–comprises twelve masterfully told tales. The stories are brimming with compelling and complex characters, like Ammini (“Brittle”), an old woman with a mysteriously painful past who has been reduced to gumming coveted peanut brittle in a pantry and playing house with a child; and Bora, a modern, aspiring monk whose mental training is catalogued in “Bee Mind Lotus Bud.” The strongest story is by far the titular “Lingering Tide,” whose tight and sparing narrative illuminates the 45-year marriage of Surya and his late wife Uma. Like Divya in “Eclipse,” Viswanathan’s life spent “spanning continents [and] skipping oceans” (as a journalist, copywriter, editor, and teacher, she’s lived in London, Manila, Montreal, and more) makes these stories strikingly vivid and memorable.”

—Publishers weekly

“I have read a number of works by Indian or Indian-American writers and find Latha’s among the best. She has such a sympathetic but unsparing view of the interface between two cultures, and an eye for detail that draws the reader in immediately and is also rather eye-opening. I especially like the women’s voices— the mothers, and the parents, in fact. I especially loved the voice in ‘Cool Wedding.’ And beside being touching, these stories are often so funny.”

—Diane Johnson, author of Le Divorce

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Fieldwork: Marfa – Research symposium and call for application for 2013 residents

Posted on March 11, 2012 by CPAMO

A shed in Valentine, Texas, 2012. © Elisa Larvego.
ESBA Nantes Métropole
HEAD – Genève
Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam

Fieldwork: Marfa, international researcher-in-residence program for emerging artists, critics and/or researchers

Research symposium on March 14th and 15th in Marfa, TX

Call for application for 2013 residents www.fieldworkmarfa.org

Fieldwork: Marfa is proud to announce its first symposium held in Marfa, TX and the launch of its second call for application.

Fieldwork: Marfa is the joint project of three leading European schools, ESBA Nantes Métropole, HEAD – Genève and Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. This international researcher-in-residence program is dedicated to the practice of art in public space, critical approaches to landscape/ borders and artistic projects based on field investigation methods.

Located in Marfa, Texas, USA, this outstanding platform is intended for emerging artists, critics and/or researchers.Research symposium on March 14th and 15th in Marfa, TX
held by ESBA Nantes Métropole, HEAD – Genève and Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam in collaboration with SKOR Foundation for Art and Public Domain, The Netherlands.

Fieldwork: Marfa, an international researcher-in-residence program run by three major European schools, ESBA Nantes Métropole, HEAD – Genève and Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, is please to announce its first annual symposium, which will take place on March 14th and 15th at Crowley Theater in Marfa, TX. Continue reading →

Humber fundraising students portfolio show: Hold the date

Posted on March 10, 2012 by CPAMO

If you might be hiring, seeking interns, or just want to be inspired and impressed by great ideas from future leaders…

You are invited to the portfolio shows for students in four Humber programs:

Fundraising and Volunteer Management, Coordinator Ken Wyman
Advertising and Graphic Design (Art Directors and Graphic Designers), Coordinator Heather Lowry
Graphic Design, Coordinator, Kevin Brandon
Advertising Copywriting, Coordinator or Jane Bongers

Campus Show: Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 April
noon to 5:00 pm
Where: Humber College Lake Shore Campus
Building L Conference room L1017
Kipling and Lake Shore Blvd.
RSVP for free parking
For maps and transit routes, see http://www.humber.ca/maps
Downtown Show: Monday 30 April
6:30 to 9:30 pe
Where: ING Direct Downtown Café
221 Yonge St. Second floor
opposite the Eaton Centre
at the south east corner of Yonge and Shuter, north of Queen and south of Dundas
or directions and parking information see http://www.ingdirect.ca/en/aboutus/contactus/cafes/toronto-downtown/index.html

Drop in: You can drop in any time, come and go on your own schedule for the portfolio shows.
No speeches. No ceremonies. Just great ideas to inspire you.
Bring your business cards to win prizes.

Please forward this to others. Everyone is welcome.

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