The Management of Grief (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
At a glance:
- Author: Bharati Mukherjee
- First Published: 1988
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: 1980’s, Canada or Canadians, India or East Indian people, Bereavement or grief, Bombs, Disasters, Terrorism or terrorists, Airplanes or jets, Asian Americans, Ireland or Irish people, Joy or sorrow
- Locales: Ireland, Toronto, Canada, India
The Work
Based on an actual event—the Sikh terrorist bombing of an Air India plane on June 23, 1985, which killed all 329 passengers and crew—“The Management of Grief” is Bharati Mukherjee’s “tribute to all who forget enough of their roots to start over enthusiastically in a new land, but who also remember enough of their roots to survive fate’s knockout punches.” Mukherjee’s story focuses on Shaila Bhave in the hours, days, and months following the deaths of her husband and two young sons. The story focuses on her forms of grief and guilt, which are specific...
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