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Unaccustomed earth is a collection of short stories from pulitzer prize winning author jhumpa lahiri. Unaccustomed earth by jhumpa lahiriis is a collection of eight standalone short stories that detail the experiences of indian immigrants, primarily those in america. Strained connections in unaccustomed earth jhumpa lahiri offers a new collection of stories exploring the rich terrain of bengaliamerican life. Written by jhumpa lahiri, audiobook narrated by sarita choudhury, ajay naidu. Jhumpa lahiri, sarita choudhury, ajay naidu, random house audio. Written by jhumpa lahiri, audiobook narrated by sarita choudhury. The underlying theme of jhumpa lahiris sensitive new collection of stories is the fact that america is still a place where the rest of the world comes to reinvent itself.
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