Jhumpa Lahiri : (2)

" I’m from Kingston, R.I., sort of on the University of Rhode Island campus – on the margins of that, actually. " - Jhumpa Lahiri

" You know, since the reviews have come out and people have reacted to it, I’ve realized that is in a sense what has happened. But as I was writing them, I didn’t feel a part of any tradition. I think that would have been too overwhelming, in a sense. " - Jhumpa Lahiri