Jhumpa lahiri

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

Jhumpa Lahiri, 47 Her fourth book, The Lowland, grabbed headlines when it got its creator the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (2014). Jhumpa Lahiri had earlier stated in an interview that the expat novel had taken 16 years to see the light of day. The author who straddles two continents, was born Nilanjana

Jhumpa Lahiri decided to learn Italian. Then she moved to Rome and stopped writing in English altogether. Her new memoir, ‘In Other Words,’ is an account of that linguistic pilgrimage—and her newfound freedom

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

The novel is written in a series of short vignettes.

Learning to read and write in a new language has been an invigorating experience for Ms. Lahiri, but one that does not necessarily translate to the reader.

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.