Interpreter of Maladies
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Narrated by:
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Matilda Novak
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By:
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Jhumpa Lahiri
About this listen
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2000
With 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. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.A 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.
Imbued 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.
©2000 Jhumpa Lahiri (P)2000 HighBridge CompanyCritic Reviews
"Moving and authoritative pictures of culture shock and displaced identity." (Kirkus Reviews)
"The crystalline writing in the nine stories of this Pulitzer Prize-winning debut collection dazzles. These sensitive explorations of the lives of Indian immigrants and expatriates touch on universal themes, making them at once specific and broad in their appeal. Narrator Matilda Novak's light voice is fine for stories written by a young woman, and the hint of melody in her reading is typical of Indian voices." (AudioFile)
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Charlotte
- 21-02-2016
Wouldn't suggest
Though the voice over is clear and easy to understand, the story is very boring, there are no climaxes or dramatic scenes
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Andrew Malin
- 07-06-2023
Beautiful stories
Each story brings the characters to life, each in different stages of life and locations.
At times I reared up and at other times I laughed out loud. Each time I pondered the meaning of their lives.
My only criticism is that the chapter on the Audible did not match a short story. Surely that isn’t hard to coordinate?
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