Politeness, a social interpersonal communicative behavior, is often associated with courtesy, solidarity, and friendliness. Face is considered to be an important aspect of politeness, and politeness arises due to effective face negotiation during interactions. It is assumed that people constantly negotiate their face needs to show politeness toward others. In intercultural contexts, the concern for face gains prominence. This paper focuses on the face negotiation process in intercultural discourse situations. Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies” has been chosen for this purpose. The techniques chosen for analysis include face negotiation, face-enhancing, and face-threatening strategies, and the method preferred is face negotiation theory. The analysis reveals that while negotiating their face needs and showing their face concern to others, the participants are guided not only by their cultural assumptions but are also influenced by the situational needs. © 2018 IUP. All Rights Reserved.