What's some interesting reading about arranged marriages?

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Fiction or non. From anyone's viewpoint, but especially looking for fairly contemporary stuff that reveal what it's like to be in a culture that practices this. Inspired by Indian co-worker's impassioned 'defense' (well, no one was really attacking it) of the institution and her criticism of western-style love-based marriage.

― W i l l (common_person), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

The book I'm currently reading, Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdattar (without checking the spelling) has an arranged marriage. But since that is set in 14th C Norway, probably not what you're after. I am sure I read an R.K. Narayan novel heavily featuring an arranged marriage, obviously in India, but I can't think which one offhand.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, but I haven't read it.

― Fred (Fred), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The Bachelor of Arts by RK Narayan is a good light read :-)

― Fred (Fred), Thursday, 14 October 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

You might try:
http://www.econ.usu.edu/Research/97/ERI97-06.pdf

http://economics.uchicago.edu/download/loveApril122.pdf

http://sweb.uky.edu/~kpark3/courses/readings/divorce_asia.pdf

http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/transnational/vol13_2/timmerman.pdf

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hcpds/wpweb/Tekce%20wp1207.pdf

― mr_jaggers, Thursday, 14 October 2004 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Sister of My Heart : A Novel
by CHITRA DIVAKARUNI

― Rabin the Cat (Rabin the Cat), Friday, 15 October 2004 04:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Arranged marriage--->Low Expectations--->Happy married life
Love marriage--->High Expectations--->Disappointment
I don't like arranged marriages though, it's just too unnatural to marry a person you don't love.

― Fred (Fred), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Wikipedia on arranged marriage->
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arranged_marriage

― Fred (Fred), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Brick Lane by Monica Ali

Girl from a village in Pakistan (I think - maybe India) is sent to the UK for an arranged marriage with an older man.

― Jaq (Jaq), Friday, 15 October 2004 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

ten months pass...

'the family, sex and marraige in england 1500-1800' by lawrence stone

― Josh (Josh), Sunday, 28 August 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)

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