Stealing the Ambassador A Novel

Stealing the Ambassador showcases an astonishing new talent that captures the clashing dynamics of family and cultures with a power that will remind readers of Zadie Smith'sWhite Teethand Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winningInterpreter of Maladies.Twenty-three-year-old Rajiv Kothari is caught between two formidable men: a father who believed success and freedom could be found only in America and a grandfather who fought to guarantee such ideals in India, their homeland. As the stories of each generation unfold,Stealing the Ambassadorilluminates the interplay between the forces of history and family ties. A beautifully rendered depiction of the immigrant experience,Stealing the Ambassadoris also an unforgettable portrait of the tortured yet loving relationships between fathers and sons.

Sameer Parekh was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated from Brown University and was a 1996-1997 Fulbright Scholar in India. He is currently completing medical school and lives in Providence, Rhode Island.