A New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Pulitzer PrizeWinner of the PEN Hemingway AwardNotable
Book of the Year: The New York Times San Francisco Chronicle Los Angeles Times Seattle Times
and Publishers Weekly The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the
emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.
Imbued with the sensual details of Indian culture these stories speak with passion an wisdom
to everyone who has ever felt like a foreigner. Like the interpreter of the title story Lahiri
translates between the strict traditions of her ancestors and a baffling new world.
