{"product_id":"interpreter-of-maladies-jhumpa-lahiri-9781690390596","title":"Interpreter of Maladies","description":"INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - PEN\/HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNER. With a new foreword by Domenico Starnone, this stunning debut collection flawlessly charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImbued with the sensual details of Indian culture, these 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jhumpa Lahiri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 169039059X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781690390596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turtleback Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Jhumpa Lahiri","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988457816319,"sku":"9781690390596","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d00ded9f-2d03-4397-86c0-1d6c2d2c4f24.jpg?v=1683294594","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interpreter-of-maladies-jhumpa-lahiri-9781690390596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}