{"product_id":"roman-stories-paperback","title":"Roman Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eTodd Portnowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eInterpreter of Maladies \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with her first short story collection since the publication of her number one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eUnaccustomed Earth\u003c\/i\u003e--a major literary event and a tour de force\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNine mesmerizing stories saturated in the details of Roman life that showcase Jhumpa Lahiri's extraordinary range and virtuosity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn immigrant family confronts the devastating aftershocks of racial violence. A young couple discovers the joy of domestic comfort and then spirals into unrelenting misfortune. A group of strangers orbit each other unknowingly as they ascend and descend the ancient steps that anchor their neighborhood. An annual garden party sews the seed of a haunting marital betrayal. In story after story, Lahiri delivers her richest and most stirring work yet in a collection whose themes reverberate with the tensions of modern urban life: dislocation and deracination, visibility and invisibility, the difficulty of straddling worlds and cultures, the meaning of home. \u003ci\u003eRoman Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent testament to Lahiri's dazzling style and unalloyed mastery of the short form.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJHUMPA LAHIRI is the author of five works of fiction: \u003ci\u003e Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth, The Lowland \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhereabouts; \u003c\/i\u003eand a work of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003e In Other Words.\u003c\/i\u003e She has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize; the PEN\/Hemingway Award; the PEN\/Malamud Award; the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award; the Premio Gregor von Rezzori; the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature; a 2014 National Humanities Medal, awarded by President Barack Obama; and the Premio Internazionale Viareggio-Versilia, for \u003ci\u003eIn altre parole\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691700359231,"sku":"9780593793015","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fd192b937691f1e1ed9b070aed024f04.webp?v=1764992930","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/roman-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}