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Interpreter of Maladies
- Narrated by: Matilda Novak
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2000
With accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.A blackout forces a young Indian American couple to make confessions that unravel their tattered domestic peace. An Indian-American girl recognizes her cultural identity during a Halloween celebration while the Pakastani civil war rages on television in the background. A latchkey kid with a single working mother finds affinity with a woman from Calcutta. In the title story, an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors and hears an astonishing confession.
Imbued with the sensual details of Indian culture, these stories speak with passion and wisdom to everyone who has ever felt like a foreigner. Like the interpreter of the title story, Lahiri translates between the strict traditions of her ancestors and a baffling new world.
Critic reviews
"Moving and authoritative pictures of culture shock and displaced identity." (Kirkus Reviews)
"The crystalline writing in the nine stories of this Pulitzer Prize-winning debut collection dazzles. These sensitive explorations of the lives of Indian immigrants and expatriates touch on universal themes, making them at once specific and broad in their appeal. Narrator Matilda Novak's light voice is fine for stories written by a young woman, and the hint of melody in her reading is typical of Indian voices." (AudioFile)
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- Snuggle mum
- 01-04-16
A pleasant read
A vivid book from a talented author. I bought this in error while searching for another book of hers. I was caught out just as I was when I read it years ago, it's short stories!
It would be helpful if the stories were clearly delineated in this audio book as the transitions weren't always clear.
The performance was clear and I wouldn't mind hearing this reading in some other books if appropriate. However I found her American accent very distracting and somewhat annoying especially when reading stories set in India. I have never heard an American story in an Indian accent so I found this equally as ridiculous. Without being stereotypical I feel a better selection should have been made.
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- N. Faulks
- 19-03-24
Short stories
I am not sure what I was expecting but this was a compendium of really quirky but interesting short stories all with a Bengali background. I really enjoyed them.
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- sally
- 29-02-24
dull
seems inconsequential. none of the characters interested me despite the attraction they were Bangladeshi. dreary
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- Margaret Satchwell
- 12-12-23
Delightfully written and sensitively read
Such exquisite insight into the human condition.
Diverse stories written so well
Having spent time in India …. And knowing the culture a little probably added to my enjoyment.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-12-23
Weird guitar music in between
Only really liked the first story. Guitar music at random, was distracting from the stories.
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- Anya
- 20-02-23
Interpreter of Maladies
As expected I enjoyed reading most of the books Jhumpa lahiri s books are very interesting and am waiting for her next book 👍🏾
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- Amani Khalifa
- 14-06-22
I can't stand the reader
The book and stories are amazing. But the performance is terrible.
At times she's reading fast
then she sounds robotic
then she pauses in odd places
she uses emotive tones in the wrong places.
I love the stories and the book, but the performance was the worst.
also when she tries to pronounce names and indian words, it's even worse
oh gosh and when she tries to do an Indian accent, it's a joke. Just don't do it. it's offensive!
And there's random guitar music for so e reason. quite annoying and distracting
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- Josie skivington
- 16-03-22
Great work let down by the performance
Great stories by the author but the narrator here is not suited for this work. I’m sure her other work is great, but here not so much.
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- Jessica worth
- 03-10-21
Gorgeous and insightful
Beautiful stories that make you cry and smile and generally discuss the different relationships between people and a country they move to.
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- CK
- 28-03-21
Delightful vinaigrettes
Agree that the narrator's voice didn't match the cultures, but reading the author's varied background perhaps it was fitting. Beautifully visual writing with stories that make you ponder, smile, feel slightly depressed, raise an eyebrow, and yet relate to along with it. Full stars.
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