Interpreter of Maladies

by Lahiri, Jhumpa

• ISBN13: 9780613257206
• ISBN10: 0613257200
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Turtleback Books

Summary

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. 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 cultures 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.

Author Biography

Jhumpa Lahiri was born in London and grew up in Rhode Island. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

A Temporary Matter	1	(22)
When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine	23	(20)
Interpreter of Maladies	43	(27)
A Real Durwan	70	(13)
Sexy	83	(28)
Mrs. Sen's	111	(25)
This Blessed House	136	(22)
The Treatment of Bibi Haldar	158	(15)
The Third and Final Continent	173