Interpreter of Maladies (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1980's or 1990's
- Setting: India
- Principal Characters: Mr. Kapasi, Mr. Das, Mrs. Das, Ronny, Bobby, Tina
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Marriage, New England, Adultery, India or East Indian people, 1990’s
- Locales: New England, India
The Story
“The Interpreter of Maladies” chronicles a day during an Indian American family's vacation in India visiting tourist sites with their Indian guide. On this summer day, Mr. and Mrs. Das, a young Indian couple born in the United States, and their three children, Ronny, Bobby, and Tina, as well as their Indian guide, Mr. Kapasi, travel by car to the Sun Temple at Konarak. When they stop at a roadside tea stall for refreshments, the middle-aged guide Kapasi observes the young family. Though the family is of Indian heritage, their manner, attire, and interactions are...
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