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

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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.


United States.

Book group discussion kits.


Short stories
Short stories.
Miscellaneous fiction.
Fiction.
Short stories.

PS3562.A316 / U53 2008

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