Interpreter of Maladies
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Interpreter of Maladies, winner of 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, is a collection of nine short stories by Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It is Lahiri's first published collection.
The stories are about the lives of Indians caught between the culture they have inherited and the "New World" they now find themselves in.
The book was chosen for the 2006 edition of the "One Book, One Chicago" festival. The city festival encourages citizens of the city to read one particular book and discuss it with friends and neighbours.
Past books include To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Night by Elie Wiesel, My Antonia by Willa Cather.
[edit] The stories
- A Temporary Matter
- When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine
- Interpreter of Maladies
- A Real Durwan
- Sexy
- Mrs. Sen's
- This Blessed House
- The Treatment of Bibi Haldar
- The Third and Final Continent
[edit] Editions
- ISBN 0-618-10136-5 hardcover
- ISBN 0-395-92720-X paperback
- ISBN 1-56511-932-0 audiobook published by Penguin/Highbridge
[edit] See also
The Namesake - Lahiri's maiden novel.
| Preceded by The Hours by Michael Cunningham |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2000 |
Succeeded by The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon |
