I'm from Kingston, R.I., sort of on the University of Rhode Island campus - on the margins of that, actually. Jhumpa Lahiri campusislandkingston Change image and share on social
With 'Interpreter,' I didn't know it was ever going to be a book, that they were going to be published. I was writing them in a vacuum for the most part. They were my apprentice work. Then the stories happened to become a book. Jhumpa Lahiri apprenticebookhappen share on social
If you grow up in a place, and you're small, even if the place is itself also small, it's huge to you. It's what's out there: it's the world outside of your door. Jhumpa Lahiri doorgrowhuge Change image and share on social
I was always aware of what the language I was using meant in terms of my bond with my parents - how it defined the lines of affection between us. When I spoke English, I felt I wasn't completely their child any more but the child of another language. Jhumpa Lahiri affectionawarebond share on social
They've lived here now for more than half of their lives, and they raised a family here and now have grandchildren here... It has become their home, but at the same time, for my parents, I don't think either of them will ever consciously think, 'I am an American.' Jhumpa Lahiri americanconsciouslyfamily share on social
I always think first about the nature of the story. When I had the idea for 'The Namesake,' I felt that it had to be a novel - it couldn't work as a story. Jhumpa Lahiri feltideanamesake Change image and share on social
Books seem so much more - much more sacred to me, and more important and essential, than they were when I was young. Jhumpa Lahiri bookessentialimportant Change image and share on social
I've always had this feeling wherever I go. Of not feeling fully part of things, not fully accepted, not fully inside of something. Jhumpa Lahiri acceptfeltfully Change image and share on social
My responsibility isn't to paint a flattering portrait; my responsibility is to paint a real portrait, a true portrait. Jhumpa Lahiri flatterpaintportrait Change image and share on social
