Immigrant, Montana by Amitava Kumar in Paperback

On a winter morning, a mischievous monkey snuck into Mamaji's room. It hopped onto the large, pristine bed and discovered Mamaji's pistol. In a bold display, the monkey pointed the gun at my younger cousin, who was still in her crib, and no one moved. But then, the primate turned the gun around, using its opposable thumb to pull the trigger and, as the story goes, shot himself in the head. This is the story of Kailash, also known as Kalashnikov, AK-47, or simply AK. His journey from India has led him to graduate school in New York, where he constantly falls in love - not just with women like Jennifer, Nina, and Cai Yan, but also with literature and radical politics, fueled by his youthful exuberance. Each passionate romance brings new lessons about himself, America, and his place as an immigrant in a country that was built on immigration, but now seems uncertain