Bibliograph

Roman stories, Jhumpa Lahiri

Type

Label

Roman stories, Jhumpa Lahiri

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

Roman stories

Responsibility statement

Jhumpa Lahiri

Summary

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 citys 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

Target audience

adult

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