A multi-generational saga of a Bengal family navigating longings, love, and social constraints from the early 1900s through India's partition.
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A multi-generational saga of a Bengal family navigating longings, love, and social constraints from the early 1900s through India's partition.
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"Roy's impressive American debut covers multiple generations of an Indian family from the turn of the 20th century to India's partition. Three distinct sections revolve around Amulya, who runs an herbal medicine and fragrance business; his mentally ill wife, Kananbala, who spies on the goings-on of her English neighbors from the room Amulya keeps her locked in; their sons, Kamal and Nirmal; their wives; Nirmal's daughter Bakul, whose mother died in childbirth; and finally Mukunda, an orphan that...
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Romance & sex
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Lasting romantic bond between Mukunda and Bakul; one mention of unwanted sexual advances.
Violence & gore
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Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Minor cultural and ritual elements in Indian family setting.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explores rigid social systems and historical partition impacts.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Mentally ill wife kept locked away; unwanted sexual advances; systemic social suffering.
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