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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Hardcover Pulitzer Author Pre-Owned Read 1 X
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Type
- Short Stories
- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- Cultural Region
- Cambridge, Seattle, India, Thailand
- Title
- Unaccustomed Earth
- Age Level
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780307265739
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A.
ISBN-10
0307265730
ISBN-13
9780307265739
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61801005
Product Key Features
Book Title
Unaccustomed Earth
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Short Stories (Single Author), Family Life, Asian American
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
20.1 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-017612
Reviews
Unaccustomed Earth / Jhumpa Lahiri We have received the following praise for the above: " ""Lahiri's enormous gifts as a storyteller are on full display in this collection: the gorgeous, effortless prose; the characters haunted by regret, isolation, loss, and tragedies big and small; and most of all, a quiet, emerging sense of humanity." -Khaled Hosseini, author of "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "The Kite Runner " "Pulitzer Prize winning Lahiri returns with her highly anticipated second collection exploring the inevitable tension brought on by family life. The title story takes on a young mother nervously hosting her widowed father, who is visiting between trips he takes with a lover he has kept secret from his family. What could have easily been a melodramatic soap opera is instead a meticulously crafted piece that accurately depicts the intricacies of the father-daughter relationship. In a departure from "Interpreter of Maladies, "Lahiri divides this book into two parts, devoting the second half to "Hema and Kaushik," three stories that together tell the story of a young man and woman who meet as children and reunite years later halfway around the world. The author's ability to flesh out completely even minor characters in every story, and especially in this trio of stories, is what will keep readers invested in the work until its heartbreaking conclusion. Recommended for all public libraries." -Sybil Kollappallil, "Library Journal" "The tight arc of a story is perfect for Lahiri's keen sense of life's abrupt and powerful changes, and her avid eye for telling details. This collection's five powerful stories and haunting triptych of tales about the fates oftwo Bengali families in America map the perplexing hidden forces that pull families asunder and undermine marriages. 'Unaccustomed Earth, ' the title story, dramatizes the divide between immigrant parents and their American-raised children, and is the first of several scathing inquiries into the lack of deep-down understanding and trust in a marriage between a Bengali and a non-Bengali. An inspired miniaturist, Lahiri creates a lexicon of loaded images. A hole burned in a dressy skirt suggests vulnerability and the need to accept imperfection. Van Eyck's famous painting, "The Arnolfini Marriage, "is a template for a tale contrasting marital expectations with the reality of familial relationships. A collapsed balloon is emblematic of failure. A lost bangle is shorthand for disaster. Lahiri's emotionally and culturally astute short stories (ideal for people with limited time for pleasure reading and a hunger for serious literature) are surprising, aesthetically marvelous, and shaped by a sure and provocative sense of inevitability. Lahiri writes insightfully about childhood, while the romantic infatuations and obstacles to true love will captivate teens." -Donna Seaman, "Booklist" (starred) "Stunning . . . The gulf that separates expatriate Bengali parents from their American--raised children-and that separates the children from India-remains Lahiri's subject for this follow-up to "Interpreter of" "Maladies" and "The" "Namesake," In the title story, Brooklyn-to-Seattle transplant Ruma frets about a presumed obligation to bring her widower father into her home, a stressful decision taken out of her hands by his unexpected independence. The alcoholism of Rahul is described by hiselder sister, Sudha; her disappointment and bewilderment pack a particularly powerful punch. And in the loosely linked trio of stories closing the collection, the lives of Hema and Kaushik intersect over the years . . . An inchoate grief for mothers lost at different stages of life enters many tales and, as the book progresses, takes on enormous resonance. Lahiri's stories of exile, identity, disappointment and maturation evince a spare and subtle mastery that has few contemporary equals." -"Publishers Weekly "(starred) (January 28, 2008) "Lahiri extends her, Unaccustomed Earth/ Jhumpa Lahiri We have received the following praise for the above: "Stunning . . . The gulf that separates expatriate Bengali parents from their American-raised childrenand that separates the children from Indiaremains Lahiri's subject for this follow-up toInterpreter ofMaladiesandTheNamesake. In the title story, Brooklyn-to-Seattle transplant Ruma frets about a presumed obligation to bring her widower father into her home, a stressful decision taken out of her hands by his unexpected independence. The alcoholism of Rahul is described by his elder sister, Sudha; her disappointment and bewilderment pack a particularly powerful punch. And in the loosely linked trio of stories closing the collection, the lives of Hema and Kaushik intersect over the years . . . An inchoate grief for mothers lost at different stages of life enters many tales and, as the book progresses, takes on enormous resonance. Lahiri's stories of exile, identity, disappointment and maturation evince a spare and subtle mastery that has few contemporary equals." Publishers Weekly(starred) "Lahiri extends her mastery of the short-story in a collection that has a novel's thematic cohesion, narrative momentum and depth of character. . . . Some of her most compelling fiction to date. Each of these eight stories . . . concerns the assimilation of Bengali characters into American society. The parents feel a tension between the culture they've left behind and the adopted homeland where they always feel at least a little foreign. Their offspring, who are generally the protagonists of these stories, are typically more Americanized, adopting a value system that would scandalize their parents, who are usually oblivious to the college lives their sons and daughters lead. . . . The stunning title story presents something of a role reversal, as a Bengali daughter and her American husband must come to terms with the secrets harbored by her father. The story expresses as much about love, loss and the family ties that stretch across continents and generations through what it doesn't say, and through what is left unaddressed by the characters. . . . An eye for detail, ear for dialogue and command of family dynamics distinguish this uncommonly rich collection." Kirkus Reviews(starred) From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lahiri delivers eight dazzling stories that take readers from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life., From the internationally bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author comes eight dazzling stories--longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written--that take readers from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life.
LC Classification Number
PS3562.A316U53 2008
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