![]() In "This Blessed House," however, the young, newlywed Indian couple Sanjeev and Twinkle have adjusted well to life in America. Some of the stories deal with feelings of dislocation, exile, and loss. The characters in Lahiri's stories are mostly Indian, often people who have immigrated to the United States and are trying to find their place in a new culture. Reviewers praised Lahiri's lucid, distinctive style, as well as her mature insight into the emotional lives of her characters, and these qualities of her work continue to resonate with readers and students. The collection was Lahiri's first book, and it won the Pulitzer Prize. ![]() "This Blessed House" by Jhumpa Lahiri was first published in Epoch literary magazine in 1999 and then published in Lahiri's collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, later that year. ![]()
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