| Interpreter of Maladies (Bengali) |  | Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
Creator: Kalyani Mukhopadhyay
Publisher: Rupa & Co
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  463 reviews
Format: Import
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
ISBN: 8171675859
EAN: 9788171675852
ASIN: 8171675859
Publication Date: December 30, 2002
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 Strange Maladies for Sure October 17, 2008
Early on in the book I was reminded of Eric Berne's work of forty years ago...which he titled Games People Play in an attempt to describe both functional and dysfunctional social interactions.
Berne described the types of social interactions. Now comes Jhumpa Lahiri with her extraordinary talent which allows her to describe how these people communicate with each other and more amazingly, what they say when they communicate with themselves.
She is truly an Interpreter of Maladies and as Frederick Busch noted in his oft quoted praise of her Pulitizer.... "Lahiri honors the vastness and variousness of the world."
I suspect there are few people who suffer from such maladies but they need an interpreter just like everyone else, I suppose.
And Ms. Lahiri is a good one.
It Gets Better As You Read It September 5, 2008
Interpreter of Maladies
I was interested in Jhumpa Lahiri's books because I read some good reviews of them. I also like books about different cultures. At first, I was dissabpointed in these stories. I liked the way she developed the characters and the settings, but the first several stories seemed too tragic. At the end, we were left with little sense of hope for the character's future. The later two or three stories in the book are better. The give you a sense of the lives of the people and also the reader gets a sense that things are not perfect, but there is at least a chance that the character will find some happiness. I would reccommend this book just for the fascinating writing style and character development.
 One of the best books I've ever read August 16, 2008
To give a frame of reference, some of my favorite authors are Margaret Atwood and Barbara Kingsolver. I have searched and searched for another introspective, intelligent, strong female voice, and finally I have found it. I plan on buying every one of her books and keeping them forever. In this book alone, my wisdom cache has increased, certainly the mark of a great book.
Excellent collection of stories August 5, 2008
This is one of the best collections of short stories that I have read. Many of her characters stayed with me long after I finished the book. I also enjoyed "The Namesake" and can't wait to read her latest book.
Lovely stories July 30, 2008
I'm a fan of Lahiri's and enjoyed Namesake as well. Check it out for yourself and I'm sure you will agree. I too am tired of reading stories of the "Indianness" of being Indian. So as an Indian I appreciate this.
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