Another author whose books I love to read is Jhumpa Lahiri. Having been born and brought up in a convent school I was pretty familiar with the names of the writers in the western world. Love for books and variety had compelled me to explore the works of Indian authors in the English medium. Jhumpa Lahiri’s book ‘The Interpreter of Maladies’ was one of the first book I read in this category. The books she wrote gave me the motivation to read books by other Indian authors too.
Interpreter of Maladies is a compilation of several short stories revolving around average Indians and their lives which are complicated both by internal and external factors. She has the art of putting a simple thing of everyday life in a manner which makes reading it a joy. With her writing style she invites you to read further about topics that we face in our everyday lives. Instead of being boring and mundane she makes small things in her writings interesting enough for an enjoyable read. She has the art of presenting a very common, down-to-earth situation in a manner which is uniquely hers.
Her book ‘The Namesake’ has been made into a motion picture by Mira Nair. The book leaves a definite mark on the reader’s mind about the lives of Indians struggling to make a living in the USA. It strips away all flowery and idealistic notions about the kind of lives that an average Indian has in the land of dreams. And she does it in her own in-imitable style. Having read the rave reviews that the motion picture has received from the public and the industry I am very enthusiastic about watching the movie myself and indulge in another favorite pass time that I have – of comparing the book and the movie and judging whether the movie adaptation did justice to the book…..
Interpreter of Maladies is a compilation of several short stories revolving around average Indians and their lives which are complicated both by internal and external factors. She has the art of putting a simple thing of everyday life in a manner which makes reading it a joy. With her writing style she invites you to read further about topics that we face in our everyday lives. Instead of being boring and mundane she makes small things in her writings interesting enough for an enjoyable read. She has the art of presenting a very common, down-to-earth situation in a manner which is uniquely hers.
Her book ‘The Namesake’ has been made into a motion picture by Mira Nair. The book leaves a definite mark on the reader’s mind about the lives of Indians struggling to make a living in the USA. It strips away all flowery and idealistic notions about the kind of lives that an average Indian has in the land of dreams. And she does it in her own in-imitable style. Having read the rave reviews that the motion picture has received from the public and the industry I am very enthusiastic about watching the movie myself and indulge in another favorite pass time that I have – of comparing the book and the movie and judging whether the movie adaptation did justice to the book…..
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