Roman Stories
- Author Jhumpa Lahiri
- Narrator Ari Fliakos, Carlotta Brentan, Cassandra Campbell, Deepti Gupta, Michael Obiora
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date 12 October 2023
- Run Time 6 hours and 4 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Short stories.
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What to expect
A collection of short stories set in and around Rome from Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies.
'Stimulating, elengant, distinctive and thought-provoking' – Sunday Times
In these short stories Jhumpa Lahiri sets her gaze on the eternally beautiful city of Rome, illuminating the frailties of the human condition and dissecting lives lived on the margins.
A man recalls a summer party that awakens an alternative version of himself. A couple haunted by a tragic loss return to seek consolation. An outsider family is pushed out of the block in which they hoped to settle. A set of steps in a Roman neighbourhood connects the daily lives of the city’s myriad inhabitants.
This is an evocative fresco of Rome, the most alluring character of all: contradictory, in constant transformation and a home to those who know they can’t fully belong but choose it anyway.
Rich with Lahiri’s signature gifts, Roman Stories is a masterful work from one of the finest writers of our time.
Translated from the Italian by Jhumpa Lahiri and Todd Portnowitz
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| Author | Jhumpa Lahiri |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Ari Fliakos, Carlotta Brentan, Cassandra Campbell, Deepti Gupta, Michael Obiora |
| Duration | 6 hours and 4 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781035017591 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Genre | Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Short stories |
| Availability | GB, IE |
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