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Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'

Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'

FromNPR's Book of the Day


Jhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Roman Stories, the new collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri, captures the tensions of a rapidly-changing Rome, Italy. In today's episode, Lahiri speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about how growing up as the daughter of immigrants in the U.S. and later moving to Italy as an adult has complicated ideas of home and belonging for her – and how ultimately, home might be of a mental state rather than a physical place.
Released:
Oct 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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