There's something about how she sets her stories in architectural space, ye, always, that reminds me of your writings. So you did a phd. Dissertation on renaissance studies. And what is it about paladianism and paladio that drew your attention? What bat, what's the magnet there for you? Well, i mean, somethings just, you know, now that you ask me, im, i'm thinking a case of what led me to this.
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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