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Badly behaved Indian and Indian American men claim the spotlight in Sharma's first story collection, yet moments of unexpected humor and pathos save at least some of them from utter disdain. In "Cosmopolitan," a recently single older man studies women's magazines to become a better partner; he also improvises from 1,001 Polish Jokes at parties, in which "Poles became Sikhs." In "Surrounded by Sleep," Sharma reprises tragic autobiographical details from his novel, Famil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More