Jhumpa Lahiri

Just a plug for both The Namesake and Interpreter of Maladies (a collection of short stories) by this author (although I haven't seen the movie for The Namesake, and probably won't...). In The Namesake, I was especially moved by Ashima's quiet struggles and loneliness in America as it put into words what my own parents must have gone through when they moved here. Looking forward to reading her next story collection (on hold at the library!).