Paul Taylor Taylor থেকে Rudnyky, Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast, Ukraine থেকে Rudnyky, Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast, Ukraine

Where Interpreter of Maladies made me think of my parents' experience, this one made me think of my own, as an American-born child of Indian immigrants. But even as her focus is on this one particular culture, her themes are universal. The prose isn't at all forced, the narrative always moves and her characters are people you know. After the disappointment of The Namesake, this one was doubly pleasing.