The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni follows Tilo, an Indian woman who runs a spice shop in Oakland, California. The spices she sells are endowed with magical qualities and can help customers address difficulties involving love, health, family, and belonging. Tilo must follow strict rules associated with her training, including limits on how she may interact with the people she helps. Her growing attachment to customers and her own desires challenge those rules and force her to confront the tension between duty and personal freedom. The novel blends magical realism with Indian cultural traditions and the experiences of immigrants in the United States. It explores identity, longing, compassion, and the possibility of choosing one’s own path while remaining connected to heritage.

Chỉ số ISBN:	9781405072748
Mã ngôn ngữ:	eng
Chỉ số phân loại:	823
Tác giả:	Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
Thông tin nhan đề:	The Mistress of Spices
Xuẩt bản,phát hành:	ThaiLan. MacMillan 2005
Mô tả vật lý:	95p.
Từ khóa:	Truyện tiếng Anh

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