Interpreter of Maladies is a collection of thematically linked short stories dealing with brief relationships between people. Familial, platonic, and romantic relationships make up the bulk of the collection's subject matter. Globalization, materialism, and the role of India in the emerging global culture are also prominent themes. The collection's nine stories feature a largely Indian cast of characters, focusing heavily on immigration from India to the Western world and on the lives of Indian immigrants abroad.
These are heady days for Indian writing and theyre only getting headier Its fortunate for American readers then that the bulk of Indian literature is written in English In his introduction to Mirrorwork 50 Years of Indian Writing published in 1997 to coincide with the anniversary of Indias independence Salman Rushdie argued that Indo Anglian writing is stronger and more important than the literature being written in Indias 16 official languages Rushdies defense of English language Indian litera
Since a young Indian writer Jhumpa Lahiri released her first book Interpreter of Maladies the author and her books characters have attracted a lot of attention The nine stories of the Interpreter of Maladies are filled with details of Indian culture which help the author to present the life of Indians living in America in a new sophisticated manner and assist Lahiri in her attempt to reveal earlier unfamiliar to many people aspects of the everyday lives of the Indian immigrants In the story Sex
Interpreter of Maladies The feeling of being isolated can be an overwhelmingly strong emotion As some point in everyones life they experience loneliness In Mrs Sens Interpreter of Maladies and A Temporary Matter the characters each are faced with a sense of isolation In Mrs Sens Mr and Mrs Sen move to America from India Mrs Sen becomes a permanent babysitter for Eliot and they become very close Eliot sees Mrs Sen slowly falling apart She would talk about her family and always anxiously awaiting
Jhumpa Lahiri possesses an aptitude for communicating the failures and achievements of humanity more specifically she writes about the daily omnipresent adversity that exemplifies human life Her characters diverge greatly from similar cultural backgrounds both the guide and the tourists are Bengali however both groups have identical difficulties in their lives loveless marriages Lahiris choice in type of narration her constant reminders of commonality within the human race and her subtle symbol
Interpreter of Maladies By Jhumpa Lahiri Loneliness What is the relation between the characters in A Temporary Matter Sexy and Interpreter of Maladies Loneliness is a deep sense of remorse and emotional isolation that some people feel which is common throughout the world That is the feeling that the main characters in A Temporary Matter Sexy and Interpreter of Maladies all have in common A Temporary Matter The first story A Temporary Matter shows that the young married couple Shukumar and Shoba