Em "O Xara", a autora projeta na dimensao do romance o tema central de sua obra: a vida na interseccao entre duas culturas - experiencia semelhante a da propria autora, filha de indianos, nascida na Inglaterra e criada nos Estados Unidos. O romance cobre trinta e poucos anos de Gogol Ganguli, filho de Ashoke e Ashima, …
Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and the baffling new world, the characters in Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of culture and generations. In "A Temporary Matter," published in The New Yorker, a young Indian-American couple faces the heartbreak of a …
These eight stories by beloved and bestselling author Jhumpa Lahiri take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life. Here they enter the worlds of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers. Rich with the signature …
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