Unaccustomed earth

Description:

These eight stories by beloved and bestselling author Jhumpa Lahiri take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life. Here they enter the worlds of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers. Rich with the signature gifts that have established Jhumpa Lahiri as one of our most essential writers, Unaccustomed Earth exquisitely renders the most intricate workings of the heart and mind.From the Trade Paperback edition.

subjects: Fiction,  Bengali Americans in fiction,  Bengali (South Asian people),  Short Stories,  Bengali Americans,  Bengali Americans -- Fiction,  American Short stories,  Bengali (South Asian people) -- United States -- Fiction,  Fate and fatalism,  Short stories,  Reading Level-Grade 7,  Reading Level-Grade 9,  Reading Level-Grade 8,  Reading Level-Grade 11,  Reading Level-Grade 10,  Reading Level-Grade 12,  Large type books,  Américains d'origine bengali,  Romans, nouvelles,  Bengali (Peuple d'Asie méridionale),  FICTION,  General,  Fiction, short stories (single author),  Asian americans, fiction,  Fictional Works,  nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2009-04-26,  New York Times bestseller,  New York Times reviewed,  East Indians,  Immigrants

Places: United States,  Calcutta,  India. Thailand