Interpreter Of Maladies

A Blackout Forces A Young Indian American Couple To Make Confessions That Unravel Their Tattered Domestic Peace. An Indian American Girl Recognizes Her Cultural Identity During A Halloween Celebration While The Pakastani Civil War Rages On Television In The Background. A Latchkey Kid With A Single Working Mother Finds Affinity With A Woman From Calcutta. In The Title Story, An Interpreter Guides An American Family Through The India Of Their Ancestors And Hears An Astonishing Confession.