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Jhumpa Lahiri

Talking Books: Jhumpa Lahiri

14/10/2013 GMT

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In this Man Booker special Talking Books interviews Jhumpa Lahiri.

In this Man Booker special, Razia Iqbal interviews Jhumpa Lahiri who has been shortlisted for her novel 'The Lowland'.

In this Man Booker special Talking Books interviews Jhumpa Lahiri who has been shortlisted for her novel 'The Lowland'. 

Jhumpa Lahiri has been garlanded with critical success and prizes since her first collection of short stories. Her reputation rests on quiet meticulously observed stories about Indian immigrants adjusting to their lives in the US. She talks to Razia Iqbal about why she is dedicated to the craft of writing and how her often isolated childhood informs her work.

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