Still, Nezhukumatathil cultivates optimism through the sparkle and shrieks of the animals she describes and the flora and fauna right outside our windows. Half-Filipino and half-Indian, Nezhukumatathil describes the implicit and explicit racism she has faced as well as the ways she’s felt unseen because of the color of her skin and family origin. In her essays, each mostly written around a particular species, Nezhukumatathil meditates on nature while also depicting her coming-of-age journey, experience with racism, family relationships, and new motherhood. The natural world Aimee Nezhukumatathil describes in her collection World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, out today, is awe-inducing and delightfully whimsical.
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