Neem Dreams by Inez Baranay follows three Westerners and one Indian in the tumultuously changing world of India.
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (PRWeb) February 4, 2007 -- In Inez Baranay's provocative novel, Neem Dreams, first published by Rupa & Co in India, four characters find their lives intertwined with the fate of India's mystic and pharmaceutical neem tree. East converges with West as Baranay explores how globalization can endanger a time-honored culture.
An Australian, Indian, British and American all struggle to make the best use of India's medicinal neem tree, but instead encounter corporate greed, environmental disaster and political villainy in Inez Baranay's Neem Dreams. They meet through travel, sex, death, shopping, gaydar, rumor and the sudden affinities of strangers.
Baranay is not Indian but has visited the country nine times, immersing herself in the culture so completely that when Neem Dreams was published in India, the novel received widespread critical acclaim for its pitch-perfect portrayal. Neem Dreams is a dazzling portrait of a complicated country and a thought-provoking look at the price of globalization. "Baranay has risen above her feminine voice and foreigner perspective to strike a neutral unbiased language as far as basic values and issues are concerned. She uncannily conjures splashes of Indian reactions, attitudes or relationships with as much authenticity as she does the American, Australian and British ethos. What makes the novel endearing is the high voltage resonance of the poignant tales of the protagonists woven around the theme of globalization, leaving a sea wave effect on the readers long after they have finished the read."--Padmini Devarajan, The Hindu
For more information please contact the author at through the website www.inezbaranay.com. Neem Dreams is available for sale online at Amazon.com, Borders.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
Inez Baranay was born in Naples, Italy. She began traveling to India in 1980 and was a Writer in Residence at the University of Madras. She is also the author of Between Careers, The Saddest Pleasure, Pagan, The Edge of Bali, Rascal Rain: A Year in Papua New Guinea, Sheila Power: an Entertainment and Sun Square Moon: Writings on Yoga and Writing. Neem Dreams was first published in India in 2003. Her latest novel, With The Tiger, is due to be published in India in 2007. Baranay has taught writing since 1989 and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in writing by Griffith University in Australia. She lives by the beach in Australia.
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