{"product_id":"interpreter-of-maladies-9780358213260","title":"Interpreter of Maladies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - PEN\/HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNER. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a new foreword by Domenico Starnone, this stunning debut collection flawlessly charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA blackout forces a young Indian American couple to make confessions that unravel their tattered domestic peace. An Indian American girl recognizes her cultural identity during a Halloween celebration while the Pakastani civil war rages on television in the background. A latchkey kid with a single working mother finds affinity with a woman from Calcutta. In the title story, an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors and hears an astonishing confession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImbued with the sensual details of Indian culture, these stories speak with passion and wisdom to everyone who has ever felt like a foreigner. Like the interpreter of the title story, Lahiri translates between the strict traditions of her ancestors and a baffling new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLahiri, Jhumpa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - JHUMPA LAHIRI is the author of four works of fiction: \u003ci\u003eInterpreter of Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Namesake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnaccustomed Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lowland\u003c\/i\u003e; and a work of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e. She has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize; the PEN\/Hemingway Award; the PEN\/Malamud Award; the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award; the Premio Gregor von Rezzori; the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature; a 2014 National Humanities Medal, awarded by President Barack Obama; and the Premio Internazionale Viareggio-Versilia, for \u003ci\u003eIn altre parole.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50571133452562,"sku":"9780358213260","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76324823-8d98-45ca-9eb1-c0146a745ddc.jpg?v=1731963302","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/interpreter-of-maladies-9780358213260","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}