In 19 o five curson partitions what is now west bangle bangle from what is now bangle desh. Is that something that has emotional umph in your mind, in your heart? Or is it just not part of your connection to est bengle? Well, i mean, it interesting. My relationship with indian history is kind of in these two, two categories and some sets. A, a toward east bangal and moslems, for example, am. And so this was something that i, you know, i took in am, and i still take in a. That uneasy relationship between hindus and moslems in bengali culture, right am,
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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