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The Number One New York Times bestseller from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book
Interpreter of Maladies sold 50,000 copies in the UK and over 1,000,000 in the US. The Namesake sold 30,000 copies in the UK and in the US sold over 1,000,000 and spent 48 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list Unaccustomed Earth debuted at Number One in the New York Times bestseller list, and Knopf have sold in hardback 200,000 copies Winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. The judges were so impressed that they dispensed with a short-list altogether
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Beginning in America, and spilling back over memories and generations to India, Unaccustomed Earth explores the heart of family life and the immigrant experience. Eight luminous stories - longer and richer than any Jhumpa Lahiri has yet written - take us from America to Europe, India and Thailand as they follow new lives forged in the wake of loss.
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Unaccustomed Earth is highly praised for Jhumpa Lahiri's exceptional storytelling, showcasing her significant influence on American fiction. The book is noted for its exquisite writing and is expected to remain impactful long into the future. Reviewers commend Lahiri's ability to imbue her characters with dignity, presenting their lives with both simplicity and depth.
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ISBN: 9780747596592
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 248g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Jhumpa Lahiri was born in London of Bengali parents, and grew up in Rhode Island, USA. Her stories have appeared in many American journals and her first collection, Interpreter of Maladies, won the Pulitzer Prize 2000 for Fiction, the New Yorker Prize for Best First Book, the PEN/Hemingway Award and was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Award. Her novel, The Namesake, was published in 2003 and is now a major motion picture from the director of Monsoon Wedding. Jhumpa Lahiri lives in New York with her husband and two children.
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