Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri’s second collection of short stories after her debut Interpreter of Maladies and then her novel The Namesake, is a return to a form that I believe she is more uncomfortable in. While not as striking as her first volume, the first story is a clear stand-out (very much worth reading) and the final three stories form an extended look into the lives of two consistent characters.

Yes, this book is likely not going to revolutionize the way you think about short stories or Indian-American fiction, it is worth reading for its clean and elegent storytelling.