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'If felt new and it was hard' — Jhumpa Lahiri on writing in Italian

May 24, 202149 min
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Episode description

Indian American writer, Jhumpa Lahiri, has made her name writing fiction in English, but in recent years she has been writing in Italian including her latest, Whereabouts, which she also translated into English.

Also, Ella Baxter on how her writing relates to her artistic practice making death shrouds and philosopher Hugh Breakey on his philosophical romance The Beautiful Fall.

'If felt new and it was hard' — Jhumpa Lahiri on writing in Italian | The Book Show podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast