When you were 15 years old, what was your favorite novel and why? Ah, well, i think i had started reading russian literature around that age. So it was in high school that i encountered certain authors who have stayed with meo for all this time. They continue to inspire me.
Author, teacher, and translator Jhumpa Lahiri joins Tyler for a conversation on identity, Rhode Island, writing as problem solving, reading across languages, the badness of book covers, Elena Ferrante, Bengali culture, the magic of Calcutta, Italian authors, Indian classical music, architectural influences, and much more.
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