Roman stories
Lahiri, Jhumpa2024
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Jhumpa Lahiri sets her gaze on the eternally beautiful city, illuminating the frailties of the human condition and dissecting lives lived on the margins. A man recalls a summer party that awakens an alternative version of himself. A couple haunted by a tragic loss return to seek consolation. An outsider family is pushed out of the block in which they hoped to settle. A set of steps in a Roman neighbourhood connects the daily lives of the city's myriad inhabitants. This is an evocative fresco of Rome, the most alluring character of all: contradictory, in constant transformation and a home to those who know they can't fully belong but choose it anyway. Rich with Lahiri's signature gifts, 'Roman Stories' is a masterful work from one of the finest writers of our time.
Main title:
Roman stories / Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated from the Italian by the author and Todd Portnowitz.
Author:
Lahiri, Jhumpa, author, translatorPortnowitz, Todd, 1986-, translator
Work:
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2024.
Collation:
204 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Italian.This translation originally published: 2023.
ISBN:
9781035017577 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
EnglishItalian
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BRN:
3791634