Each of the stories in Interpreter of Maladiesdeals with loss, whether the loss of a child in A Temporary Matter, the loss of tradition in...

Ron Michael Miraflores

Although writerwho was born in London and grew up in Rhode Islandis not a native of
India, she is still a member of its global diaspora. Lahiri's parents were born and raised in
India, particularly West Bengal, and they instilled Bengali/Indian cultural values in her at a
young age. Although Lahiri was born twenty years after the Partition of India, she has studied
the history and political and cultural complexities of the event. In the same way that scholars
of World War II or the Cultural Revolution study these historical events despite being born
after their...

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