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The Third and Final Continent
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Truly Splendid!!
Calcutta born narrator travels from India, to England, and lastly United States, in an attempt to study and establish abroad. Barely with enough money to support himself, and struggling to settle and adapt to western customs and way of life. Trying to earn enough so he can finally find his own place, and bring his arranged marriage wife, who he barely knows.
This is part of ”Interpreter of Maladies� and one of those uniquely wonderful examples for which I love short stories. This little gem of mere 19 pages that you can read in a flash makes the word “Splendid� acquire a whole new meaning for me. I had forgotten why I liked this one so much and, rereading it, nearly ten years later, I can now recall the reason. And why this handful of pages truly deserves a place in my best of short literature shelf.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1999] [19p] [Fiction] [Highly Recommendable] [“Mother, it's 1969. What would you do if you actually left the house one day and saw a girl in a miniskirt?" Mrs. Croft sniffed. "I'd have her arrested."]
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★★★★� The Third and Final Continent
★★☆☆� Interpreter of Maladies
★★★☆� Unaccustomed Earth
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¡¡Verdaderamente Espléndido!!
Un narrador nacido en Calcuta viaja desde la India, hasta Inglaterra, y por último a Estados Unidos, en un intento de estudiar y establecerse en el exterior. Apenas con suficiente dinero para mantenerse, y luchando por asentarse y adaptarse a las costumbres occidentales y su estilo de vida. Tratando de ganar lo suficiente para finalmente encontrar su propio lugar, y traer a su esposa de un matrimonio arreglado, a quien apenas conoce.
Esto es parte de ”El Intérprete del Dolor� y uno de esos maravillosamente únicos ejemplos por los que amo los cuentos cortos. Esta pequeña joya de meras 19 páginas que se lee en dos patadas hace que la palabra “Espléndido� adquiera un significado totalmente nuevo para mí. Había olvidado completamente por qué me había gustado tanto, y releyéndolo, casi diez años después, ahora vuelvo a recordar la razón. Y por qué este puñado de páginas verdaderamente merece un lugar en mi estante de lo mejor de la literatura corta.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1999] [19p] [Ficción] [Altamente Recomendable] [—“Madre, estamos en 1969, ¿Qué pasaría si un día salieras de la casa y vieras a una chica con minifalda? La señora Croft dio un bufido y respondió: —Haría que la detuvieran”]
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Calcutta born narrator travels from India, to England, and lastly United States, in an attempt to study and establish abroad. Barely with enough money to support himself, and struggling to settle and adapt to western customs and way of life. Trying to earn enough so he can finally find his own place, and bring his arranged marriage wife, who he barely knows.
This is part of ”Interpreter of Maladies� and one of those uniquely wonderful examples for which I love short stories. This little gem of mere 19 pages that you can read in a flash makes the word “Splendid� acquire a whole new meaning for me. I had forgotten why I liked this one so much and, rereading it, nearly ten years later, I can now recall the reason. And why this handful of pages truly deserves a place in my best of short literature shelf.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1999] [19p] [Fiction] [Highly Recommendable] [“Mother, it's 1969. What would you do if you actually left the house one day and saw a girl in a miniskirt?" Mrs. Croft sniffed. "I'd have her arrested."]
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★★★★� The Third and Final Continent
★★☆☆� Interpreter of Maladies
★★★☆� Unaccustomed Earth
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¡¡Verdaderamente Espléndido!!
Un narrador nacido en Calcuta viaja desde la India, hasta Inglaterra, y por último a Estados Unidos, en un intento de estudiar y establecerse en el exterior. Apenas con suficiente dinero para mantenerse, y luchando por asentarse y adaptarse a las costumbres occidentales y su estilo de vida. Tratando de ganar lo suficiente para finalmente encontrar su propio lugar, y traer a su esposa de un matrimonio arreglado, a quien apenas conoce.
Esto es parte de ”El Intérprete del Dolor� y uno de esos maravillosamente únicos ejemplos por los que amo los cuentos cortos. Esta pequeña joya de meras 19 páginas que se lee en dos patadas hace que la palabra “Espléndido� adquiera un significado totalmente nuevo para mí. Había olvidado completamente por qué me había gustado tanto, y releyéndolo, casi diez años después, ahora vuelvo a recordar la razón. Y por qué este puñado de páginas verdaderamente merece un lugar en mi estante de lo mejor de la literatura corta.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1999] [19p] [Ficción] [Altamente Recomendable] [—“Madre, estamos en 1969, ¿Qué pasaría si un día salieras de la casa y vieras a una chica con minifalda? La señora Croft dio un bufido y respondió: —Haría que la detuvieran”]
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Thank you Inci! I can't believe I forgot nearly everything about this one, but in a way happy that it happened, since it allowed me to reread it like the first time <3


Thank you Sarah! Hope you enjoy it :) . I pretty much disliked almost every single story of that collection, but this one was really something else <3


Thank you Ian! This story is fantastic <3! However the rest of the collection I can live without, and can't recommend it.



Hope you can find it separately because the other stories in the collection.. ugh! Thank you Hanna :D !!

I've read several reviews calling it unrealistic; but I don't care, I really enjoyed it. Hope you do too Srivalli! Thank you :D


Thank you Susan! This one was SO worth it <3! The others sadly can't say the same; but I'm highly outlier with that collection so maybe you will enjoy them too :)

Oh, that's interesting. Definitely needs a reread now. :)


Glad you enjoyed it so much Teres :) ! I liked 'Unaccustomed Earth' a bit more, but not that much either. I have 'The Namesake' to read too someday, but I keep pushing it every year xD

This was for me :*) . Thank you Alexandra!!


Thank you Karina! This one was awesome! Sadly can't say the same about the rest of the collection xD


Gracias Lady A.! Pueden ser una genial inversion de tiempo cuando son buenos :) . Que el finde la trate bien!

Thank you Tina! This one was really worth it <3

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Gracias Myriam! No conocia ese libro, lo voy a investigar despues de leer 'El Buen Nombre', que tambien lo tengo pendiente. Mi opinion es muy minoritaria, apenas en el 3% que no le gusto. A Pedro por ejemplo le parecio genial, como a tantos otros, asi que ojo ;)


A gem among stones :) . Thank you Mac!

Thank you Karen! Yes, the rest sucks; but this few were truly outstanding <3


Thank you Chantel! It was great :D

Yer welcome Yun! Hope you like it :)

19 splendid pages :D. Thank you Kay!
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Thank you Vaishali <3 ! Some short stories (like this one) are SO worth it ! And they are great as a palate cleanser and a break between full novels and novellas ;)