Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missed Translations | 2020 | Sopan Deb | Buy |
Sopan Deb’s Missed Translations (2020) is a memoir about reconnecting with his estranged father through their shared love of basketball.
Deb, a culture reporter for The New York Times, drew on his Bengali American upbringing to write about the gulf between his parents’ expectations and his own American life. The book traces how basketball became the unexpected bridge between father and son after years of silence. It blends personal narrative with observations about immigrant family dynamics and cultural disconnection.
Before writing Missed Translations, Deb covered the 2016 presidential campaign for CBS News. His journalism background shows in the book’s reporting-style clarity, and readers interested in memoir from South Asian American writers will find it a direct, unsentimental account.