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
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.