Herizons, July 1st, 2001
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JHUMPA LAHIRI
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
REVIEW BY IRENE D'SOUZA
Every once in a while there appears a new work of fiction with the power to remind us why we read in the first place.
With this, a first collection of short stories, Jhumpa Lahiri electrified the literary world. By winning the Pulitzer Prize for 2000 she has assured herself a place of prominence on any book-shelf. Interpreter of Maladies is no idle choice for a title: it carries a subliminal message, both aural and symbolic, for an intense look at the immigrant (East Indian in America) experience. Peopling her...
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