num_pages: 198
description: Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereNavigating 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.
language: English
title: Interpreter of Maladies
titlecomplete: Interpreter of Maladies
characters: Boori Maa, Twinkle, Shukumar, Mr. Das, Mrs. Sen, Mrs. Dalal, Dev Connolly, Mr. Pirzada, Laxmi, Elliot, Miranda, Lilia, Mr. Kapasi, Shobha, Sanjeev, Mrs. Das
genres: Short Stories, Literary Fiction, School, Adult Fiction, Literature, Indian Literature, India, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 188753
places: Kolkata, Connecticut, Odisha, Boston, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Puddly Award
category: Short Stories, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt