![]() ![]() He shows the Indian-American Das family the sun temple in Konark and reveals his second job as a translator of symptoms of patients who speak his native tongue. Interpreter of Maladies is the story of Indian tour guide Mr. Witnessing his love and fears, Lilia gains a new awareness of a world larger than her own. The Indian war with Pakistan in 1971 endangers Mr. Pirzada, since Partition, is no longer considered the same as her parents. ![]() Somewhat cut off from the culture of her immigrant parents, Lilia does not understand that Mr. Pirzada Comes to Dinner, a young Indian-American girl meets a Pakistani man her family routinely invites to dinner. In the end, Shoba admits she is moving out and Shukumar admits to holding his son after he died. ![]() Shoba and Shukumar admit minor indiscretions in the beginning and lead up to nagging doubts about their marriage. ![]() The darkness gives them a safe space to confess secrets. In A Temporary Matter, an electrical outage forces married couple Shoba and Shukumar to confront their unspoken pain over the loss of a child. The characters are largely Indian or Indian-American and their stories together paint an evocative picture of India's diaspora. The Interpreter of Maladies is a collection of nine short stories that explore themes of identity, the immigrant experience, cultural differences, love, and family. ![]()
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