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Lahiri, Jhumpa.

Unaccustomed earth / Jhumpa Lahiri. - 1st North American ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. - 333 pages ; 22 cm - Book Club kit . - Book Club kit. .

"A Borzoi book."

pt. 1 -- Unaccustomed earth -- Hell-heaven -- A choice of accommodations -- Only goodness -- Nobody's business -- pt. 2, Hema and Kaushik -- Once in a lifetime -- Year's end -- Going ashore.

Exploring the secrets and complexities lying at the heart of family life and relationships, a collection of eight stories includes the title work, about a young mother in a new city whose father tends her garden while hiding a secret love affair.

Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Honor, 2008

ISBN: 9780307265739 0307265730 9780676979343 0676979343 9780307278258 0307278255

Standard No.: 9780307265739

Source: BRO-upg20080324-081/054 BRO-cust20080325-081 BRO-cust20080331-081 BRO-cust20080414-153 BRO-cust20080501-147 BRO-cust20080501-117 BRO-cust20080512-081 BRO-cust20080602-153 BRO-cust20080714-153 BRO-cust20090923-054

LCCN: 2007017612

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: BA8605942X JP-ToKJK 20079050808

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bengali Americans--Fiction.
Bengali (South Asian people)--United States--Fiction.
Bengali Americans.
Bengali (South Asian people)
Bengali Americans--Fiction.
Bengali (South Asian people)--Fiction.
Short stories.
Fate and fatalism--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Subjects--Index Terms: Book group discussion kits.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Short stories
Short stories.
Miscellaneous fiction.
Fiction.
Short stories.

LC Class. No.: PS3562.A316 / U53 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54