"the Laughter" by Sonora Jha with Nalini Iyer

Author Sonora Jha and her colleague, Nalini Iyer, discuss her new work of literary fiction, "The Laughter, which has been described as tense, explosive, and illuminating. It perfectly captures the privilege, radicalization, race, and class tensions that simmer in the world of modern academia and in present-day America. Booklist calls it "a complete triumph."

Free, with book signing to follow.

“To say “The Laughter” is just a campus novel is to vastly undersell it; it’s also the story of America’s changing cultural landscape and the major political and philosophical shifts needed to uplift and protect the marginalized. This is a smart and hilarious book not just for anyone who wants to laugh at the absurdity of academia, but for anyone who wants to become a better person by doing it.” -- New York Times

"The Laughter" is a brilliant, totally absorbing character study. This female Pakistani author has brilliantly created a complacent white man sure of his privilege. Oliver is not a caricature. He comes to life on the page. So do the rebellious Ruhaba Khan and her sweet lovelorn nephew. The Laughter is also a cogent satire on the current state of academia in confusion about its responsibility to society. Is it the ivory tower its old order want to maintain or a mirror of current social crises? -- NY Journal of Books

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