The title character of one of the stories in this collection lives only for letters from home and fresh fish from the sea.
The title character of one of the stories in this collection lives only for letters from home and fresh fish from the sea. An immigrant boarding with a 103-year-old widow in Cambridge, Massachusetts is made to appreciate the beauty of his arranged wife in "The Third and Final Continent." The protagonist of the title story is Mr. Kapasi, a Gujarati translator in a doctor's office in India who moonlights as a tour guide, where he meets American Mina Das and her family. For 10 points-- name this collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri.
The title character of one of the stories in this collection lives only for letters from home and fresh fish from the sea.
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