Desired Fish of Greater Boston: “Interpreter of Maladies” Review

Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story leads me to think about assumptions, providing a connection to an overlooked U.S. artist

La Farge, John. ”The Fish” (or “The Fish and Flowering Branch”) c. 1890 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Author photo

For years I had a false assumption.

I realized this only when I recently borrowed Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Interpreter of Maladies” from the library. I believe I first read this 1999 book not long after Lahiri…