Jhumpa Lahiri

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Oddly, I feel more protected when I write in Italian, even though I’m also more exposed.

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I started writing after college, slowly, secretly writing.

I try to represent specific experiences of specific characters, and that’s all I want to try to do. I don’t ever try to think about representing a culture, because its impossible, and someone will fault you. And it just doesn’t interest me.

May 3, 2024

I try to represent specific experiences of specific characters, and that’s all I want to try to do. I don’t ever try to think about representing a culture, because its impossible, and someone will fault you. And it just doesn’t interest me.

May 3, 2024

Oddly, I feel more protected when I write in Italian, even though I’m also more exposed.

Jhumpa Lahiri

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I started writing after college, slowly, secretly writing.

I try to represent specific experiences of specific characters, and that’s all I want to try to do. I don’t ever try to think about representing a culture, because its impossible, and someone will fault you. And it just doesn’t interest me.

I try to represent specific experiences of specific characters, and that’s all I want to try to do. I don’t ever try to think about representing a culture, because its impossible, and someone will fault you. And it just doesn’t interest me.

I started writing after college, slowly, secretly writing.

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