Interpreter of MaladiesJhumpa Lahiri
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For my parents and for my sister  | |
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The notice informed them that it was a temporary matter: for five days their electricity would be cut off for one hour, beginning at eight P.M. | |
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As stunned as I was, I knew what I had to say. With no hesitation at all, I cried out, "Splendid!" | |
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Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept. As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination.
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▾Common Knowledge (short form) | Canonical title | Interpreter of Maladies | | Original publication date | 1999 | | Important places | India, New England, USA, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, Connecticut, USA, Massachusetts, USA | | Awards and honors | Pulitzer Prize (Fiction, 2000), PEN/Hemingway Award (1999), The New Yorker Best Debut of the Year (2000) | | Dedication | For my parents and for my sister | | First words | The notice informed them that it was a temporary matter: for five days their electricity would be cut off for one hour, beginning at eight P.M. | | Quotations | As stunned as I was, I knew what I had to say. With no hesitation at all, I cried out, "Splendid!" | | Last words | (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept. As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination.
| | Blurbers | Tan, Amy , Kakutani, Michiko | | Description | CONTENTS:
A Temporary Matter -- When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine -- Interpreter of Maladies -- A Real Durwan -- Sexy -- This Blessed House -- The Treatment of Bibi Haldar -- The Third and Final Continent |
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CONTENTS:
A Temporary Matter -- When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine -- Interpreter of Maladies -- A Real Durwan -- Sexy -- This Blessed House -- The Treatment of Bibi Haldar -- The Third and Final Continent | |
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▾Book descriptions Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 039592720X, Paperback)
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. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) (see all 3 descriptions) ▾Open Shelves Classification The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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