Jhumpa lahiri

Jhumpa Lahiri, a prize-winning novelist in English, now writes in Italian.

One of my favorite things about skulking around old bookstores is the possibility of chancing upon a first edition of a beloved author’s early work and looking at it in its original context—n…

In an unusual literary and linguistic feat, the Pulitzer-winning author of “Interpreter of Maladies” and “The Namesake” wrote her latest novel, “Whereabouts,” in Italian and translated it to English.

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Cressida Leyshon talks to the writer and translator Jhumpa Lahiri about “The Boundary,” Lahiri’s short story in the most recent issue of the magazine.

The novel is written in a series of short vignettes.

In “Whereabouts,” an unnamed narrator in an unnamed Italian city mulls a contemplative existence devoid of intimate human contact.

If you’ve been wondering when a new Jhumpa Lahiri book will grace your shelves, you’re in luck! On Monday, Princeton University Press announced that the Pulitzer Prize-winning author…

An acclaimed author traces a journey away from her native language and discovers new selves in the process.

The Namesake By Jhumpa Lahiri