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From: Journal of Indian Writing in English[(essay date January 2002) In the following essay, the Chakrabartis contrast the literary approaches taken by Lahiri and Shubodh Ghosh, who writes about life in Bengal during the period between 1950 and 1960.] The...
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From: Explicator[(essay date winter 2004) In the following essay, Bess focuses on irony in Lahiri's stories, noting how the most fleeting of relationships may result in the greatest self-understanding.] A plate of peanut butter...
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From: English Studies in Canada[(essay date March 2005) In the following essay, Caesar contends that American interior space is central to the stories in Interpreter of Maladies and that the book offers insight "into the causes of the malaise of...
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From: Reconstructing Hybridity: Post-Colonial Studies in Transition[(essay date 2007) In the following essay, Kuortti offers a postcolonial reading of Lahiri's story "This Blessed House" in order to elucidate the ways in which her writing engages with the issue of translation of...
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From: Amerasia Journal[(review date 2001) In the following review, Shah provides a mixed assessment of the stories collected in Interpreter of Maladies.] Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies, a collection of nine short stories, bagged...
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From: Naming Jhumpa Lahiri: Canons and Controversies[(essay date 2012) In the following essay, Moynihan examines the mainstream success of Lahiri’s first collection, concluding that comments by reviewers make her “ethnic difference … safe by the emphasis on what seems to...
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From: Women's Review of Books[(review date November-December 2008) In the following favorable review, Sen examines the major thematic concerns of the stories in Unaccustomed Earth.] Indian immigrants in America--their material success, their...
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From: Nation[(review date 27 October 2003) In the following review, Bromwich favorably compares The Namesake with Lahiri's short stories, finding her to be an intuitive writer with a talent for writing scenes.] The hero of The...
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From: Modern South Asian Literature in English[(essay date 2003) In the following essay, Brians discusses the stories that comprise The Interpreter of Maladies and explains that their theme is not so much the problems of immigrants as it is miscommunication between...
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From: Explicator[(essay date summer 2001) In the following essay, Lewis analyzes the short story "The Interpreter of Maladies" as an update to E. M. Forster's novel A Passage to India.] Jhumpa Lahiri's short story "Interpreter of...
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From: Bookforum[(interview date April-May 2008) In the following interview, Lahiri discusses the theme of assimilation in Unaccustomed Earth, stylistic aspects of the stories in this collection, and the challenges of being classified...
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From: MELUS[(essay date winter 2007) In the following essay, Williams considers the role of food and culinary practice in the stories "A Temporary Matter," "Mrs. Sen's," and "This Blessed House."] "Preparing fish is a political...
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From: Naming Jhumpa Lahiri: Canons and Controversies[(essay date 2012) In the following essay, Hai examines how the stories of Unaccustomed Earth focus on the difficulties of human transplantation, particularly of middle-class Bengalis into American culture.] I As...
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From: North Dakota Quarterly[(essay date winter 2003) In the following essay, Caesar utilizes "When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine" to illuminate Lahiri's ability to transcend the boundaries of postcolonial, Asian American, and American fiction.]...
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From: World Literature Today[(review date January-February 2009) In the following positive review, Rendon analyzes the strong appeal of the stories in Unaccustomed Earth.] Unaccustomed Earth is Jhumpa Lahiri's second collection of short stories,...
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From: Commonweal[(review date 19 December 2003) In the following review, Ruddy outlines the strengths and weaknesses of The Namesake.] Fred Lynn and Jhumpa Lahiri likely have never heard of one another. Lynn, the former Boston Red Sox...
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From: South Asia and Its Others: Reading the ‘Exotic,’[(essay date 2009) In the following essay, Chetty contends that Lahiri’s experience “is not representative.” He researches how her experience came to be considered such by Newsweek magazine and addresses the problem of...
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From: MELUS[(essay date fall/winter 2004) In the following essay, Brada-Williams contends that The Interpreter of Maladies is more than a random collection of short stories, as evidenced by its careful structural balance and...
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From: World Literature Today[(review date spring 2000) In the following review, Noor praises The Interpreter of Maladies not only for exploring the experiences of immigrants, but also for considering larger human issues.] Born in England of...
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From: North Dakota Quarterly[(essay date winter 2003) In the following essay, Caesar analyzes the short story "When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine," describing how Lahiri uses certain key images and emblems to build meaning.] Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer...