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Availability:In StockContributor:Pardeep ToorPublish date:4/14/2026Pages:118
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornerstone PressISBN-13:9781968148362ISBN-10:1968148361UPC:9781968148362Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Immigration, LiterarySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.3197Product ID:SC7A7GZ1SF

What happens if hard work doesn't pay off and dreams don't come true? Do bad times last forever? Hands, the remarkable debut from Pardeep Toor, follows Hans, a downtrodden and aimless immigrant pursuing the so-called American Dream by any means necessary. A racist incident forces Hans to quit school and drive a taxi. An unhinged fare and unjustified arrest makes Hans question whether he belongs in this foreign land. And a toxic relationship confirms his cultural isolation within his own community. Illuminating a degenerate immigrant experience littered with hope and failure, Hands interrogates the contradiction between the lofty ideals of assimilating in America and the brutal comedy of the journey.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Cornerstone PressISBN-13:9781968148362ISBN-10:1968148361UPC:9781968148362Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), Immigration, LiterarySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.3197Product ID:SC7A7GZ1SF
Toor, Pardeep: - Pardeep Toor is the winner of the PEN American Dau Prize, and his writing has appeared in the Best Debut Short Stories 2021, Southern Humanities Review, Electric Literature, Midwest Review, and Longreads. He grew up in Brampton, Ontario, and currently lives in Colorado.
Publisher: Cornerstone Press

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