Cuan a says he learned to appreciate Indian classical music from his mother. He has translated an italian novel and is working on short stories in Italian. Cuan a: "i really am very a, you know, it's oa part of my, my formation"
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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