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A stunning debut collection that charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations, tracing the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates and their children arrive at a cultural divide. In one story a blackout forces a young Indian American couple to make confessions that unravel their domestic peace. In another, a girl recognizes her cultural identity at a Halloween celebration while the Pakistani civil war rages. In the title story, an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors and hears an astonishing confession. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.