One day we'll all be dead and none of this will matter
essays
by Scaachi Koul
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"In One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, Scaachi Koul deploys her razor sharp humor to share all the fears, outrages, and mortifying moments of her life. She learned from an early age what made her miserable, and for Scaachi anything can be cause for despair. Whether it's a shopping trip gone awry; enduring awkward conversations with her bikini waxer; overcoming her fear of flying while vacationing halfway around the world; dealing with internet trolls, or navigating the fears and anxieties of her parents. 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, leaving little room for a woman not solely focused on marriage and children to have a career (and a life) for herself"--
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Social life and customs, East Indian Women, Humor, East Indians, Canadian Women authors, Anxiety, Social role, Biography, Women authors, Authors, biography, Women, canada, East indians, foreign countries, Canada, social life and customs, Koul, Scaachi, Minority women -- Canada -- Biography, Race awareness, East Indian Canadians -- Biography, Femmes issues des minorités -- Canada -- Biographies, Conscience de race, Canadiens d'origine indienne -- Biographies, Minority women, Canada, Koul, scaachi, Women authors, canadian, Women authors, canadian--21st century--biography, Women, east indian, Women, east indian--canada--biography, East indians, East indians--canada--biography, East indians--social life and customs, East indians--canada--social life and customs, Social role--canada, Anxiety--humor, Literary collections--essays, Literary criticism--humor, Pr9199.4.k66 z75 2017, 818/.603 b, Lco010000 lit016000People
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One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays
2017, Picador
in English
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One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays
Mar 07, 2017, Doubleday Canada
hardcover
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One day we'll all be dead and none of this will matter: essays
2017, Picador
in English
- First U.S. edition.
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"First published by Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House Canada"--Title page verso.
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