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A collection that has aged well

Interpreter of Maladies: Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri

July 25, 2024 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr16bingo Bollywood (Bingo #1) This debut collection of short stories from Jhumpa Lahiri won a Pulitzer Prize in 2000. Interpreter of Maladies contains nine stories that deal with topics such as troubled marriages, the difficulties of adjusting to life in the US for Indian immigrants, and women who are outsiders (and therefore problematic). I found myself deeply moved by these stories which, 25 years after their first publication, provide a compassionate and brutally honest view of their characters’ lives and choices. These are people who […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: bollywood, CBR16, cbr16bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri, short stories

ElCicco's CBR16 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: bollywood, CBR16, cbr16bingo, ElCicco, Fiction, Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri, short stories ·
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Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

March 11, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I have liked each of Jhumpa Lahiri’s books of fiction, but this has always been and remains my favorite, and my argument for the best of them. I hope she gets back to writing fiction, but I recognize she seems to be exploring something quite important to her through translating Italian. The title story in this collection is about a guide following a young Indian-American family visiting India and taking on a translator and guide. In his everyday life he works for a doctor translating […]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:143 · Genres: Short Stories · Tags: Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri ·
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