047 Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Julia and Victoria are joined by creative writing grad student Waringa Hunja this week to cover Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story collection Interpreter of Maladies that covers a wide variety of unique perspectives from the Indian diaspora. Turns out, after winning a Pulitzer for this book, Lahiri taught herself Italian and starting publishing books in her third language just for fun, so J & V are particularly excited to have a writer as a guest so they can all drool over Lahiri’s incredible talent and general awesomeness together.

Mentioned in the Episode:

• bookshop.com

• Domenico Starnone, Italian author

• Ann Goldstein, translator

• Interview with Jhumpa Lahiri for Lit Hub

What to Read Next:

• The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra

• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

• Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin

• Homecoming King by Hasan Minjah

• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

• Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie

• The Big Sick film by Kumail Nanjiani

What We’re Obsessed With:

• Keaton Henson’s upcoming album

• @DirtyRottenChurchKids on instagram

Next Week:

• Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo