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
… More »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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Add a CommentLoaned to me by a coworker. Don't normally enjoy short stories, but these were great. Really touching, amazing writing.
I loved these stories. What are the odds that her first time up at bat, she hits a HOME RUN!!!?
September 2005
A very good collection of short stories. My favorite story is the first one. It touched my heart.
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.