Select Praise for Passage West
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…an overlooked piece of history…brought to vibrant life…
Los Angeles Times -
Steinbeck-ian
Publishers Weekly -
…a fascinating look at a historic era…
Kirkus Reviews -
…lays out the foundation for American Society today…
WBUR Boston -
Dramatic and moving
Anita Desai, Padma Bhushan awardee and author of Fasting, Feasting and The Artist of Disappearance -
Expansive, moving, and deeply powerful
Marjan Kamali, author of Stationery Shop
Events & Happenings
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Sep 24, 2023
Three Writers in Early Fall – Daphne Kalotay, Michael Brosnan, Rishi Reddi
Exeter, NH
The Word Barn
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Register / More Info
Media
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The long-buried history inside Rishi Reddi's Passage West
Host Sujata Massey, of the Murder is Everywhere blog, speaks with Rishi about the history of Indian activism and the great sacrifices of early Punjabi immigrants to California.
Other Work
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Dhumketu’s “Shehnai Virtuoso”: Exquisite Nuance from a Giant of Letters
“To read Dhumketu is to be reminded of the ways in which the short story can be stretched and shaped organically,” writes critic Rishi Reddi.
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Pecking Order
In her essay for Air/Light, Rishi Reddi considers immigration, family, and the history of South Asian identity in the US.
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