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Vor 23 Stunden · Jhumpa Lahiri taught herself to speak, read, and write in Italian at age forty-five. Prompted by a desire to expand her worldview, Lahiri plunged into the depths of the language, developing an intimacy with the vocabulary, etymology, syntax, and possibility of a world mediated anew with the help of a foreign tongue.
Vor 2 Tagen · Jhumpa Lahiri, The Art of Fiction. Posted on Thursday, May 9, 2024 9:47AM by Azra Raza. Francesco Pacifico in Paris Review: LAHIRI. In my life in English, so to speak, there’s a sense that if I don’t hit a certain benchmark, I’ve failed. That’s the judgment I’ve felt from American culture from the start—the expectation to assimilate ...
Vor 2 Tagen · I am digressing; I’ll come back to Jhumpa and her words. I chanced upon her work when I was frequenting my school library; I was ruffling through shelves and came across The Namesake. I was 13, and the idea of someone being so disgruntled with their name jumped out in front of me for the first time since I thought it.
Vor einem Tag · LAHIRI: In my life in English, so to speak, there’s a sense that if I don’t hit a certain benchmark, I’ve failed. That’s the judgment I’ve felt from American culture from the start—the expectation to assimilate, and then, when I became a writer, to “represent” the Indian American experience, the immigrant experience. Then there’s the eternal, original judgment—of my mother ...
Vor einem Tag · Authors well-known for their novels featuring themes of tradition and custom include Amy Tan, Yaa Gyasi, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lisa See, Chinua Achebe, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. What. The theme of tradition and custom can be seen in The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Vor einem Tag · Emiliano Ponzi might be the most famous Italian contemporary illustrator. But he’s more than that. As demonstrated by his many projects, recently presented or programmed for the months to come, his activity ranges through various disciplines – from writing to painting, sculpture to installations – making him a 360-degree artist.
Vor 4 Tagen · Trust by Domenico Starnone, translated by Jhumpa Lahiri. I tried to read this a few years ago, couldn’t get into it, and put it aside to come back to later (I’ve loved everything else Starnone has written, so felt this was a ‘right book, wrong time’ situation). Fast-forward to now, and I’m thinking I had the right idea the first time.
