"In his sharp, surprising debut, Neel Patel gives voice to our most deeply held stereotypes and then slowly undermines them. His characters, almost all of who are first-generation Indian Americans, subvert our expectations that they will sit quietly by. We meet two brothers caught in an elaborate web of envy and loathing; a young gay man who becomes involved with an older man whose secret he could never guess; three women who almost gleefully throw off the pleasant agreeability society asks of them; and a young couple struggling against the devastating force of community gossip"--Back cover.

Includes reading group guide : discussion questions.

God of destruction --Hare Rama, hare Krishna -- Hey, loser -- Just a friend -- If you see me, don't say hi -- The Taj Mahal -- The other language -- These things happen -- An arrangement -- World famous -- Radha, Krishna.