Jhumpa Lahiri

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• The Lowland

  Written in English

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  Booker 2013 · Shortlist

  The Lowland

  The Lowland

  Jhumpa Lahiri · 46 when first published

  Novel · 352 pages · Family, Politics

  AIAI-generated summary:Two brothers born fifteen months apart grow up inseparable in 1960s Calcutta; one is drawn into the Naxalite rebellion, while the other leaves to do scientific research on the coast of New England.

• Interpreter of Maladies

  Written in English

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  Pulitzer 2000 · ★ Winner

  Interpreter of Maladies

  Interpreter of Maladies

  Jhumpa Lahiri · 32 when first published

  Short stories · 198 pages · Migration, Family

  AIAI-generated summary:Nine stories follow Bengali immigrants in and around Boston, and a few people in Calcutta, as they cope with arranged marriages, grief, homesickness and the small rituals that hold a household together.