Episode 17
Jhumpa Lahiri on Writing, Translation, and Crossing Between Cultures (Live at Mason)
Conversations with Tyler · Mercatus Center at George Mason University
January 11, 20171h 26m
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Show Notes
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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