"The Laughter" by Sonora Jha, with Nalini Iyer

Posted: February 26, 2023

By: SU Department of Communication and Media; English Department and Creative Writing Program; and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program


The Laughter
Tuesday, March 7, 6 p.m.
Campion Ballroom

If you missed Dr. Jha's appearance at Elliott Bay Book Company or you're ready to hear more when she delves into the book with Dr. Nalini Iyer, join this free event. Registration is encouraged to help with planning: Register here. Elliott Bay Book Company will be on-site to sell books, with a signing following the program. SU students, faculty and staff receive a 20% discount. 

The latest review, from the New York Journal of Books

"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?"