Questions About Unaccustomed Earth

by Jhumpa Lahiri

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is this book a fiction or non-fiction.What is its main content. Can a teenager read this .How about its language.

Judith The book is fiction. I would have no problem with a teenager reading it.

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I have not been able to find what the cover picture means for many years. What does the cover picture mean? Is it a ship wrecked on a beach or in the middle of a sea? Or is it a golden ornament such as an ring?

Anne It's Hema's lost bracelet in the tsunami in Thailand where Kaushik was. …moreIt's Hema's lost bracelet in the tsunami in Thailand where Kaushik was. (less)

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is this a book of short stories, or 8 storylines that are interconnected?

Shruti Badole It's largely a book of short stories, but the last three are connected. …moreIt's largely a book of short stories, but the last three are connected. (less)

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