Interpreter of Maladies

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Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, this stunning debut collection unerringly charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations. "A writer of uncommon sensitivity and restraint...Ms. Lahiri expertly captures the out-of-context lives of immigrants, expatriates, and first-generation Americans" (Wall Street Journal). In stories that travel from India to America and back again, Lahiri speaks with universal eloquence to everyone who has ever felt like a foreigner. Honored as "Debut of the Year" by the New Yorkerand winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, Interpreter of Maladiesintroduces a young writer of astonishing maturity and insight who "breathes unpredictable life into the page" (New York Times). ~from back cover

Book Details

ISBN13 9780395927205
ISBN10 039592720X
Series/Work OL2001058W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Mariner Books
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

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