Jhumpa Lahiri: An Overview

Biographical Information

• Brief Biography
• Chronology
• Works

Cultural Contexts

• The Indian Diaspora in Interpreter of Maladies
• Class and Community in Interpreter of Maladies
• Diasporas
• Gender Roles in Interpreter of Maladies

Literary Relations

• "Mrs. Sen's" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

Theme and Subject

• The Effects of Colonialism in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies
• The Search for Identity in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies

Technique

• Image and Symbol
• Symbolism in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies
• Food as Metaphor in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies

Related Materials

• Reading and Discussion Questions about Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies
• Web Resources

Last modified 7 December 2002