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With buoyant humor and incisive, cunning prose, Rahul Mehta sets off into uncharted literary territory. The characters in Quarantine —openly gay Indian-American men—are Westernized in some ways, with cosmopolitan views on friendship and sex, while struggling to maintain relationships with... read more
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Characters edit
- Jeremy: Boyfriend of the narrator of Quarantine (the first story).
- Asha: The narrator's sister.
- Eric: Asha's husband.
- Bapuji: The narrator's paternal grandfather in Quarantine.
- Motiba: Bapuji's deceased wife.
- Darnell: Boyfriend of the narrator of the second story, Floating.
- Rajesh: Add a description of this character.
- Carlone
- Ranjan Shah
- Mrs. Gupta: Ranjan's friend in Bombay whom she calls Princess Gupta.
- Swati: Ranjan's daughter.
- Pradeep: Swati's son.
- Mike: Pradeep's friend.
- Mr Parker: Ranjan's examiner for the Citizenship test.
- Deepu: The narrator of The Better Person.
- Frank: Deepu's partner.
- Rajiv: Deepu's brother.
- Ellison: Rajiv's wife.
- Jack: Previous roommate of Frank's. Carly's partner.
- Carly: Former roommate of Frank's. Jack's partner.
- Dilip: Relative of Rajiv and Deepu. Meena's twin brother.
- Meena: Relative of Rajiv and Deepu. Dilip's twin brother.
- Sunil: Narrator of Ten Thousand Years. Thomas' boyfriend.
- Thomas: Sunil's boyfriend.
- Miss Orissa
- Miss Bihar
- Miss Rajasthan
- Miss Andhra Pradesh
- J.J.
- Dharmendra
- Steve: Thomas' friend in New York.
- Yvonne
- Juliette
- Serena
- Angel
- Charlotte
- Farag
- Carson
- Jeff
- Sangeeta
- Wan-chen
- Becky
- Laura
- Monique: Carson's oldest friend.
- Don
- Antwon
- Sanj: Protagonist of the last story, A Better Life.
- Sylvie: Sanj's best friend. Twin sister to Chris.
- Chris: Sylvie's twin brother.
- Chandu: Bipin's best friend.
- Lala: Chandu's wife.
- Bipin: Sanj's father.
- Gita: One of Chandu and Lala's daughters.
- Trisha Meyers
- Chad Webster
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
"You will only see him the way he is, not the way he was."
Table of Contents edit
ONE Quarantine
TWO Floating
THREE Citizen
FOUR The Better Person
FIVE Ten Thousand Years
SIX The Cure
SEVEN What We Mean
EIGHT Yours
NINE A Better Life
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rahul Mehta (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780062020451
Page Count: 214
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780062020451
Page Count: 214
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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