INTERPRETER OF THE MALADIES
BY JHUMPA LAHIRI
Interpreter of the maladies is a book written by Jhumpa Lahiri. She was born in Rhode islands in USA to Bengali parents. Her first published novel is Interpreter of the maladies. This book won Pulitzer prize in 2000.
About the book: This book tells us the lives of people living in Bengal, Boston and beyond. Here the people live without leaving their culture. This book contains so many stories named ---- The temporary matter, When Pirzada came to dine, Treatment of Bibi Haldar, A real durwan, The blessed house, Interpreter of the maladies, The final continent. I would like to mention some of the stories I loved the most in this book.
WHEN PIRZADA CAME TO DINE:
Pirzada is muslim, he is an Indian too. He follows strict traditions he have inherited. His wife and children belongs to Pakistan. So, his watch is always set to Dacca time. He worries a lot about his family..
THE TREATMENT OF BIBI HALDAR:
Bibi is a women who suffers from nerves disorder. She is only about 23 years old. She goes to doctor with her neighbor. She experienced all types of medicine – Ayurveda, homeo, alopathy. But, all in vain. One day, her neighbor decided to take Bibi to a best qualified doctor in the city. He says marriage is the only medicine that helps to cure her disease. But, a girl with no skills to be married is impossible. She cried all day long. Everyone says she is unlucky. No one to look after her, She decided to spend her life in the storage room. Some people didn’t go there to see how she was doing while some went there to take care of her. But, Bibi said she want to live alone. One day people noticed that someone had omited down the basin. They feared that Bibi had left the world. All went to store room to see what happened. Shockingily, they found that Bibi was four months pregnant. All people from the whole neighbourhood helped her to do common things like washing, sweeping, cooking etc. But, the case left without no trace. All are curious about how she became pregnant. Anyway, Bibi’s disease cured! I loved this book very much…..
Smriti.PT, 9 A
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