White Dancing Elephants Summary
Chaya Bhuvaneswar

White Dancing Elephants Overview

White Dancing Elephants is a collection of 17 stories by Chaya Bhuvaneswar. The stories primarily focus on women of color—usually of South Asian ethnicity—in various situations of personal struggle. Regardless of the characters' respective genders and ethnicities, the characters all face challenges of love, desire, and family as they attempt to establish a stable sense of self in the face of complex and difficult circumstances. The stories explore themes such as love, grief, family, and sexuality.