Unaccustomed Earth : Jhumpa Lahiri
This book preceding THE NAMESAKE by the author Jhumpa Lahiri and is a collection of short stories beautifully depicting the friction b/w two cultures trying to go parallel with each other. the diffrnt short stories are -- Unaccustomed Earth // Hell-Heaven // A Choice of Accommodations // Only Goodness // Nobody's Business // Hema and Kaushik The book has made to " 10 best books in 2008"... in US of A.... Though I feel... we at India are far unaccustomed to receive her messages fully.... I liked one para which conveys .. " For Human race to progress, they must face the Unaccustomed earth !! " citing the example of farming the same crop on same field again n again can only reduce yield :) ... The world is still beautiful..Isn't it?