It's an unusual juxtaposition of words, both of which are familiar, but not usually found together. By now you both have likely read Interpreter of Maladies, but in what other contest have you seen these words used together? Jhumpa Lahiri received the Pulitzer Prize for this book of short stories, published in 1999. A well deserved award.
This book jacket blurb does justice to the volume "...this stunning debut collection unerringly charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations. In stories that travel from India to America and back again, Lahiri speaks with universal eloquence to everyone who has ever felt like a foreigner." Not all of the characters are Indian but most are and they appear in each story. The interesting title makes sense in the context of a story by the same title. My favorite story was This Blessed House, but I liked them all.
Takk for alt,
Al
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