Night Heron tells the interleaved stories of a 21st century Bengali-American character, Pakhi, who goes on a non-quest that takes her to New York City, Berlin, and Bujumbura, and a 19th century Bengali character, Mrinalini, who lives in a joint family in the declining city of Lucknow in north India. Pakhi is a visual artist and Mrinalini is a writer. At the heart of the novel is Pakhi's choice to leave her son. Mrinalini's story is told through her notebooks, which Pakhi owns and refaces.
Meenakshi Chakraverti est une écrivaine, anthropologue et consultante basée à New York.
