Interpreter of Maladies
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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)
I learned things about Indian culture. But it was not for me. I wanted to like it because the author is such a nice person judging from the videos I have seen with her.
As far as the narrator goes I don’t understand why the only “accents” she ever attempted was broad American but never even a single “indian” accent.
I changed it to a three. But had put a two at first. I will not recommend the book to anyone. Nor do I fee
Robbed for having listened to it.
I wanted to like it but...
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It would be helpful if the stories were clearly delineated in this audio book as the transitions weren't always clear.
The performance was clear and I wouldn't mind hearing this reading in some other books if appropriate. However I found her American accent very distracting and somewhat annoying especially when reading stories set in India. I have never heard an American story in an Indian accent so I found this equally as ridiculous. Without being stereotypical I feel a better selection should have been made.
A pleasant read
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Diverse stories written so well
Having spent time in India …. And knowing the culture a little probably added to my enjoyment.
Delightfully written and sensitively read
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Great work let down by the performance
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Short stories
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