{"product_id":"books-interpreter-of-maladies-by-jhumpa-lahiri","title":"Interpreter of Maladies","description":"\u003cp\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * PEN\/HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNER.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a new foreword by Domenico Starnone, this stunning debut short story collection flawlessly charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents of the Bengali immigrant experience 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 Pulitzer Prize-winning 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","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53766889013521,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780358213260.jpg?v=1783931513","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-interpreter-of-maladies-by-jhumpa-lahiri","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}