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Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and the baffling new world, the charters in Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of cultures and generations. In the title story, an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors and hears an astonishing confession.
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- Book Details
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3 stars 2 stars 1 star - Paperback 208 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0006551793
- ISBN-13: 9780006551799
- Publisher: Flamingo
- Pub date: May 15, 2000
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
- In other languages:
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Nine short stories told from a Bengali point of view that really bring to life the experience of taking a step outside of the familiar by coming to America and/or relating to the American people.