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After Hatuey, a fifteenth-century Indian insurrectionist, had been fixed to the stake, his Spanish captors extended him the choice of converting to Christianity and ascending to Heaven of going unrepentantly to Hell. Gathering that his executioners expected to go to heaven, Hatuey chose the other
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heaven
expected
hatuey
indian
hell
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Kathy Acker |
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[Chief White Halfoat:] Racial prejudice is a terrible thing, Yossarian. It really is. It's a terrible thing to treat a decent, loyal Indian like a nigger, kike, wop, or spic.
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racism
indian
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Joseph Heller |
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"The Indian danced on alone. The crowd clapped up the beat. The Indian danced with a chair. The crowd went crazy. The band faded. The crowd cheered. The Indian held up his hands for silence as if to make a speech. Looking at the band and then the crowd, the Indian said, "Well, what're you waiting for? Let's DANCE." --
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indian
dancing
waiting
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Robert Fulghum |
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They say every dog has its day, Ganapathi, but for this terrier twilight came before tea-time.
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humor
mahabharata
indian
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Shashi Tharoor |
1ddc560
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I don't put much stock in remembering things. Being able to forget is a superior skill.
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fiction
indian-american
divakaruni
immigrant-fiction
indian
mothers-and-daughters
houston
novel
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |
f887b8f
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Bent double, groaning with the weight, an old lame Indian was carrying on his back, by means of a strap looped over his forehead, another poor Indian, yet older and more decrepit than himself. He carried the older man and his crutches, trembling in every limb under this weight of the past, he carried both their burdens.
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indian
méxico
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Malcolm Lowry |
444796a
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She lifts her eyes, and there is Death in the corner, but not like a king with his iron crown, as the epics claimed. Why, it is a giant brush loaded with white paint. It descends upon her with gentle suddenness, obliterating the shape of the world.
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india
indian-american
immigrant-fiction
indian
mothers-and-daughters
novel
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |
acf02dc
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"Would you like to come in?" I said. My hands were sweaty. Inside my chest an ocean heaved and crashed and heaved again. "I would," he said. I saw his Adam's apple jerk as he swallowed. "Thank you." I was distracted by that thank you. We had moved past the language of formality long ago. It was strange to relearn it with each other."
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fiction
divakaruni
immigrant-experience
immigrant-fiction
indian-authors
love-mothers-and-daughters
indian
women-s-fiction
mothers-and-daughters
novel
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |