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Interpreter of Maladies

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Lahiri, Jhumpa (Book - - 1999)
Average Rating: 2 stars out of 5.
Interpreter of Maladies


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Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and the baffling new world, the characters in Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of culture and generations. In "A Temporary Matter," published in The New Yorker, a young Indian-American couple faces the heartbreak

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Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and the baffling new world, the characters in Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of culture and generations. In "A Temporary Matter," published in The New Yorker, a young Indian-American couple faces the heartbreak of a stillborn birth while their Boston neighborhood copes with a nightly blackout. In the title story, an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors and hears an astonishing confession. Lahiri writes with deft cultural insight reminiscent of Anita Desai and a nuanced depth that recalls Mavis Gallant. She is an important and powerful new voice.

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Authors: Lahiri, Jhumpa
Statement of Responsibility: Jhumpa Lahiri
Title: Interpreter of maladies
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Publisher: Boston :, Houghton Mifflin,, 1999.
Characteristics: 198 p. ;,21 cm.
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Aug 16, 2012
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  • pplarel rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Loaned to me by a coworker. Don't normally enjoy short stories, but these were great. Really touching, amazing writing.

Jan 17, 2012
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  • BrigidScott rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

I loved these stories. What are the odds that her first time up at bat, she hits a HOME RUN!!!?

A very good collection of short stories. My favorite story is the first one. It touched my heart.

Mar 20, 2008
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  • Cabby rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer prize for fiction. PEN/Hemingway Award. New Yorker Debut of the Year. American Academy of Arts and Letters Addison Metcalf Award. Nominated for the LA Times Book Prize.

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Mar 14, 2008
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  • Hadley rated this: 4.5 stars out of 5.

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