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A review by jordanian_reads_
Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri
4.0
Happy publication day to Jhumpa Lahiri, whose new collection of short stories releases today!
Roman Stories is for anyone who loves for the sense of place to be so strong that it's practically a character. It's for travelers, expats and immigrants - anyone still grappling with the meaning of "home." These stories are about belonging and wanting to belong, about insiders and outsiders.
Roman Stories is also for readers who are interested in the art of translation and what it means to think and create in foreign languages. Lahiri who moved to Italy in 2013, wrote Roman stories in Italian, and then translated it, with the help of Todd Portnowitz, to English. Interestingly, the language has a different feel than that of her last novel Whereabouts - also written in Italian and translated by the author to English. The prose in Roman Stories is simpler and less meandering, but no less enjoyable.
I always enjoy seeing what Lahiri does next with her writing and translation and Roman Stories was no exception. Thank you to Knopf and Netgalley for the advanced readers copy!
Roman Stories is for anyone who loves for the sense of place to be so strong that it's practically a character. It's for travelers, expats and immigrants - anyone still grappling with the meaning of "home." These stories are about belonging and wanting to belong, about insiders and outsiders.
Roman Stories is also for readers who are interested in the art of translation and what it means to think and create in foreign languages. Lahiri who moved to Italy in 2013, wrote Roman stories in Italian, and then translated it, with the help of Todd Portnowitz, to English. Interestingly, the language has a different feel than that of her last novel Whereabouts - also written in Italian and translated by the author to English. The prose in Roman Stories is simpler and less meandering, but no less enjoyable.
I always enjoy seeing what Lahiri does next with her writing and translation and Roman Stories was no exception. Thank you to Knopf and Netgalley for the advanced readers copy!