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This trope requires at least three people. Two speak a language the other(s) does not, in order to keep their conversation private. What you described does not match the trope.
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* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: In "Interpreter of Maladies" a street vendor sings a Hindi love song to Mrs. Das, but she doesn't pick up on this because she was born in America and doesn't speak Hindi.
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1) Needless editorialization; 2) First Installent Wins implies that her writing is part of a series or inhabits a shared universe.
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''Interpreter of Maladies'' is the debut short story collection written by Creator/JhumpaLahiri, released to universal critical acclaim in 1999. In a case of FirstInstallmentWins, the book won the UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize in 2000, beating out contenders from various well-established writers. Magazine/TheNewYorker listed it as the Best Debut of the Year, and Creator/OprahWinfrey has it on her Top Ten Book List. It has since sold over 15 million copies.
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''Interpreter of Maladies'' is the debut short story collection written by Creator/JhumpaLahiri, released to universal critical acclaim in 1999. In a case of FirstInstallmentWins, the The book won the UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize in 2000, beating out contenders from various well-established writers. Magazine/TheNewYorker listed it as the Best Debut of the Year, and Creator/OprahWinfrey has it on her Top Ten Book List. It has since sold over 15 million copies.
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Shes Got Legs is no longer a trope
* LegFocus: Dev, an Indian man, is having an affair with a white lady, Miranda. He specifically notes that one of the things that attracted him was her long legs.
-->"You're the first," he told her, admiring her from the bed. "The first woman I've known with legs this long."
-->"You're the first," he told her, admiring her from the bed. "The first woman I've known with legs this long."
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* ShesGotLegs: Dev, an Indian man, is having an affair with a white lady, Miranda. He specifically notes that one of the things that attracted him was her long legs.
-->"You're the first," he told her, admiring her from the bed. "The first woman I've known with legs this long."
-->"You're the first," he told her, admiring her from the bed. "The first woman I've known with legs this long."
