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Interpreter of Maladies: Stories of Bengal, Boston and Beyond
Interpreter of Maladies Stories of Bengal Boston and Beyond
Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
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 Bos...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780002259002
ISBN-10: 0002259001
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 198
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Book Type: Paperback
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This is a powerful book. The stories have insinuated themselves into me and the ones I connected with are continuing to pull at me, almost weighing me down, as if I've added something to myself. I'm not meaning to sound all philosophical, but I'm having a hard time explaining how these stories make me feel so I hope you'll forgive me if I don't make much sense.

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This book won the Pulitzer prize for fiction recently and its a good read. Highly recommend for all Indophiles.