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Interpreter of maladies : stories / Jhumpa Lahiri.

Lahiri, Jhumpa. (Author).

Summary:

Stories about Indians in India and America. The story, A Temporary Matter, is on mixed marriage, Mrs. Sen's is on the adaptation of an immigrant to the U.S., and in the title story an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors.

Record details

  • ISBN: 039592720X
  • ISBN: 9780395927205
  • Physical Description: 198 pages ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Mariner original."
Formatted Contents Note:
A temporary matter -- When Mr. Pirzada came to dine -- Interpreter of maladies -- A real durwan -- Sexy -- Mrs. Sen's -- This blessed house -- The treatment of Bibi Haldar -- The third and final continent.
Target Audience Note:
1050L Lexile
Subject:
East Indian Americans > Fiction.
East Indian Americans > Social life and customs > Fiction.
Genre:
Short stories.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 55 of 58 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 58 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library FIC LAHIRI (Text) 36015000307195 Adult Fiction Available -
Sneads Ferry Branch Library FIC LAHIRI (Text) 36015001194881 Adult Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library FIC LAHIRI (Text) 36015001087853 Adult Fiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library FIC Lahiri (Text) 101091000395460 Adult Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library F LAHIRI (Text) 39493105519740 Adult Fiction Available -
Avery County Morrison Public Library FIC LAH (Text) 31111002259443 Adult Fiction Available -
BHM Headquarters Library FIC (Text) 38344101013546 Adult Fiction Available -
Beaufort Main F LAH (Text) 34208200463445 Adult Fiction Available -
Boonville Community Public Library F LAHIRI (Text) 30005100201055 Adult Fiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library FIC Lahiri (Text) 540191002387016 Adult Fiction Available -

Accessibility Features

Summary: Stories about Indians in India and America. The story, A Temporary Matter, is on mixed marriage, Mrs. Sen's is on the adaptation of an immigrant to the U.S., and in the title story an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors.