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Mr. Kapasi, the protagonist of Jhumpa Lahiri's title story, would certainly have his work cut out for him if he were forced to interpret the maladies of all the characters in this eloquent debut collection. Take, for example, Shoba and Shukumar, the young couple in "A Temporary Matter" whose marriage is crumbling in the wake of a stillborn child. Or Miranda in "Sexy," who is involved in a hopeless affair with a married man. But Mr. Kapasi has problems enough of his own; in addition to his regular job working as an interpreter for a doctor who does not speak his patients' language, he also drives tourists to local sites of interest. His fare on this particular day is Mr. and Mrs. Das--first-generation Americans of Indian descent--and their children. During the course of the afternoon, Mr. Kapasi becomes enamored of Mrs. Das and then becomes her unwilling confidant when she reads too much into his profession. "I told you because of your talents," she informs him after divulging a startling secret.
I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy.
Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber


Interpreter of Maladies unerringly charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations. In sotries that travel from India to America and back again, Lahiri speaks with universal eloquence to everyone who has ever felt like a foreigner.
]]> 5439 33 3301398 book 1999 Interpreter of Maladies total:28104|5:10338|4:11417|3:5151|2:1018|1:186| 28104 115011 35099 2964 3670 4.00 80059 10432 635171 4.00 3 0 6380663 378626 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.10 22801 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 2 10 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 08:38:29 -0700 2007 Tue May 13 11:34:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9620426 643384 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." 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Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 3 5 false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 11:44:06 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 08:32:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 34786955 1543187 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 5 3 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Oct 07 21:06:36 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 21:22:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 33046321 1508538 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 3 2 false Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 18:11:21 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 01:14:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19950062 667059 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 4 2 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Fri Apr 11 12:09:28 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 14:50:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19790083 51987 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 4 3 false Sat Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 08:22:21 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 11:10:08 -0700 2008
Jhumpa Lahiri has made of herself an Interpreter of Maladies: in these stories her lovingly crafted characters, precisely chosen details, and intensely real storylines se...more...]]> 3161595 197757 435375 0006551793 9780006551799 24 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755528m/435375.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755528s/435375.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435375.Interpreter_of_Maladies 3.83 209 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 5 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Jul 17 04:55:18 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 08:22:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4271100 240861 243714 039592720X 9780395927205 526 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-m-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-s-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243714.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.10 4566 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 4 2 false Wed Aug 08 12:47:08 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 26 08:51:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 26290564 1270367 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 4 2 false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 08:27:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 18:40:34 -0700 2008
best quote: W...more...]]> 3539482 160908 435375 0006551793 9780006551799 24 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755528m/435375.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174755528s/435375.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435375.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 5 2 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jul 25 22:09:24 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 22:29:23 -0700 2007 Maybe it because the ‘similar’ cultural background that made them speak about love-hatred-pride-ambition-guilt-faith in a very touching way.
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"I know that my achievement is quite ordinary. I am not the only man to seek his fortune far from home, and certainly I am not the first. Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I ...more...]]> 41714963 142538 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 5 1 false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 08:49:21 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 15:37:49 -0800 2009 Character-Rich Stories
This collection of nine stories was the choice for our January book club. Jhumpa Lahiri is a talented storyteller and the topic of “maladies,” which is woven through each tale, made for interesting discussion. The stories are character-rich and are set in both India a...more...]]> 47198617 537324 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 4 1 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 17:23:25 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 19:10:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 41988769 935176 243714 039592720X 9780395927205 526 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-m-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-s-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243714.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 4 1 false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:36:56 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 08:53:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 38110877 439022 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 5 1 true Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 18 22:09:22 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 22:16:01 -0800 2008 4 more...]]> 2807527 74446 243714 039592720X 9780395927205 526 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-m-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-s-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243714.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 5 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 14:47:14 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 15:03:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1868998 125861 243714 039592720X 9780395927205 526 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-m-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-s-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243714.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 4 1 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jun 11 20:29:07 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 10:20:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 850611 67550 5439 0618101365 9780618101368 2358 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681m/5439.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165521681s/5439.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5439.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 5 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 23 18:48:55 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 23 18:49:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 660047 14212 243714 039592720X 9780395927205 526 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-m-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/24/714/243714-s-1255698240.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243714.Interpreter_of_Maladies 4.09 28104 I'm tired of feeling so terrible all the time. Eight years, Mr. Kapasi, I've been in pain eight years. I was hoping you could help me feel better; say the right thing. Suggest some kind of remedy. Of course, Mr. Kapasi has no cure for what ails Mrs. Das--or himself. Lahiri's subtle, bittersweet ending is characteristic of the collection as a whole. Some of these nine tales are set in India, others in the United States, and most concern characters of Indian heritage. Yet the situations Lahiri's people face, from unhappy marriages to civil war, transcend ethnicity. As the narrator of the last story, "The Third and Final Continent," comments: "There are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept." In that single line Jhumpa Lahiri sums up a universal experience, one that applies to all who have grown up, left home, fallen in or out of love, and, above all, experienced what it means to be a foreigner, even within one's own family. --Alix Wilber]]> 1999 5 1 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 10 07:57:55 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 17 09:26:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1874818