Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri


finished 03.10.10

Over the past few years I’ve read Jhumpa Lahiri’s books The Namesake and Interpreter of the Maladies. Recently Jen gave me her newest book, Unaccustomed Earth, and I enjoyed it as much as her previous books. She’s a great writer. Interpretor of the Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth are both books of short stories. I hope her next book is a novel, like The Namesake, because sometimes I love her stories and characters so much that I’m disappointed when they’re over so quickly.

2 thoughts on “Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

  1. I loved this book, too. Two stories that stood out for me:

    The first story, about the man and his grandson.
    The story about the guy who had a crush on his roommate.

    Which was/were your favorite(s)?

  2. I’ve also read both The Namesake and Interpreter of Maladies, but didn’t know Jhumpa Lahiri had written another book of short stories. I’ll definately have to check it out!

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