description: Awarded the 2000 Pulitzer Prize, this debut collection of short fiction blends elements of Indian traditions with the complexities of American culture in such tales as "A Temporary Matter," in which a young Indian-American couple confronts their grief over the loss of a child, while their Boston neighborhood copes with a nightly blackout. Simultaneous.
language: English
title: Interpreter of Maladies
titlecomplete: Interpreter of Maladies
characters: Mrs. Sen, Lilia, Mr. Kapasi, Mrs. Das, Boori Maa, Elliot, Mr. Das, Sanjeev, Dev Connolly, Laxmi, Miranda, Mrs. Dalal, Shobha, Mr. Pirzada, Shukumar, Twinkle
genres: Fiction, Indian Literature, Short Stories, India, School, Literature, Adult, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 188792
places: Kolkata, Connecticut, Boston, Massachusetts, Odisha
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: Soundelux Audio Pub