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Roman Stories
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Carlotta Brentan, Cassandra Campbell, Deepti Gupta, Michael Obiora
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
From the internationally bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies comes an exquisitely crafted work of fiction. Jhumpa Lahiri sets her gaze on the eternally beautiful city, 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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'Stimulating, elengant, distinctive and thought-provoking' Sunday Times
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- DJF
- 18-03-24
Beautifully written tales of alienation in a cosmopolitan city
Enjoyed the stories and writing but why was the translation (from Italian) into American English?
Some rather irritating accents and performances.
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- Keith
- 17-11-23
Quietly, powerful stories
I am a huge fan of Lahiri. This matches her best for me, which was the recent book, Whereabouts. She is a get chronicler of people, in these cases persons living in Roman who each have some degree of outsider status, while being powerfully of the city. Loved it. I wish she had a book every year.
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- M. H. Paul-van Voorden
- 15-03-24
Book left me confused
Not sure what the book was aiming for. Subtle, hidden racism very cleverly depicted as it appears in real life. First and last story very sweet, but doesn’t leave me captivated.
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