Audiobooks by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland: Shortlisted for The Booker Prize and The Women's Prize for Fiction

"Bloomsbury presents The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri, read by Sunil Malhotra SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014 SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 From Subhash’s earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk and in the hyacinth-strewn ponds where they played for hours on end, Udayan was always in his older brother’s sight. So close in age, they were inseparable in childhood and yet, as the years pass – as U.S tanks roll into Vietnam and riots sweep across India – their brotherly bond can do nothing to forestall the tragedy that will upend their lives. Udayan – charismatic and impulsive – finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty. He will give everything, risk all, for what he believes, and in doing so will transform the futures of those dearest to him. C 2013 Penguin Random House LLC"

Jhumpa Lahiri (Author), Sunil Malhotra (Narrator)

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In Other Words

"Bloomsbury presents In Other Words written and read by Jhumpa Lahiri 'A passionate love letter to language and to Italy ... a bold and quirkily engaging self-portrait' - Lee Langley, Spectator 'A writer of uncommon elegance and poise' - New York Times 'A fascinating account of her linguistic exile' - Erica Wagner, Harper’s Bazaar In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterwards, true mastery had always eluded her. Seeking full immersion, she decided to move to Rome with her family, for ‘a trial by fire, a sort of baptism’ into a new language and world. There, she began to read and to write – initially in her journal – solely in Italian. In Other Words, an autobiographical work written in Italian, investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice. Presented in a dual-language format, this is a wholly original book about exile, linguistic and otherwise, written with an intensity and clarity not seen since Vladimir Nabokov: a startling act of self-reflection and a provocative exploration of belonging and reinvention. This audiobook is read by the author in both English and the original Italian. C 2016 Jhumpa Lahiri P 2016 Penguin Random House LLC"

Jhumpa Lahiri (Author), Jhumpa Lahiri (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La hondonada

"Desde los años sesenta hasta el presente, y desde la India hasta América y a través de las generaciones, La hondonada es una apasionante saga familiar cargada de historia. Los hermanos Subhash y Udayan viven en un humilde barrio de Calcuta donde, durante la temporada de lluvias, un lecho seco entre dos lagunas se transforma en un gran espejo de agua. Allí, en la hondonada, transcurre su infancia, jugando al fútbol o nadando, a merced de la naturaleza. Pero la hondonada es algo más que un pedazo de tierra. Es el vacío en el corazón de los hermanos cuando empiezan a crecer y sus caminos se separan de forma inexorable, uno en la India y el otro en Rhode Island. Años después, cuando la tragedia irrumpe en sus vidas, Subhash regresa a su país con la esperanza de recomponer una familia desgarrada a consecuencia de los actos de Udayan, que afectarán a los destinos de su joven esposa, de sus padres y de su hermano mayor. La crítica ha dicho... «Su obra más ambiciosa hasta la fecha; un desbordamiento de dolor, amor y de toda la profunda belleza que alberga la vida.» O, The Oprah Magazine «El talento de Lahiri brilla en su prosa lírica y contenida, y en una narración que avanza cronológicamente a la vez que emergen unos recuerdos que sobreviven al paso del tiempo. Un libro formidable, bellísimo.» Publisher's Weekly «Emocionante [...]. Su sigilosa intensidad nos recuerda a la exultante ficción de Alice Munro y William Trevor.» Newsday «Lahiri es una estilista elegante, capaz de colocar sin esfuerzo aparente las palabras perfectas en el orden perfecto una y otra vez, hasta el punto de conducirnos sin que nos demos cuenta a un lugar en el que nunca hemos estado.» Vanity Fair"

Jhumpa Lahiri (Author), Sol de la Barreda (Narrator)

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Roman Stories: Short stories of belonging and displacement in Rome

"A collection of short stories set in and around Rome from Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies. 'Stimulating, elengant, distinctive and thought-provoking' - Sunday Times In these short stories Jhumpa Lahiri sets her gaze on the eternally beautiful city of Rome, 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"

Jhumpa Lahiri (Author), Ari Fliakos, Carlotta Brentan, Cassandra Campbell, Deepti Gupta, Michael Obiora (Narrator)

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Translating Myself and Others

"Sneha Mathan narrates these luminous essays on translation and self-translation by award-winning writer and literary translator Jhumpa Lahiri With an introduction, afterword, and acknowledgements read by the author Translating Myself and Others is a collection of candid and disarmingly personal essays by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, who reflects on her emerging identity as a translator as well as a writer in two languages. With subtlety and emotional immediacy, Lahiri draws on Ovid's myth of Echo and Narcissus to explore the distinction between writing and translating, and provides a close reading of passages from Aristotle's Poetics to talk more broadly about writing, desire, and freedom. She traces the theme of translation in Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks and takes up the question of Italo Calvino's popularity as a translated author. Lahiri considers the unique challenge of translating her own work from Italian to English, the question 'Why Italian?,' and the singular pleasures of translating contemporary and ancient writers. Featuring essays originally written in Italian and published in English for the first time, as well as essays written in English, Translating Myself and Others brings together Lahiri's most lyrical and eloquently observed meditations on the translator's art as a sublime act of both linguistic and personal metamorphosis."

Jhumpa Lahiri (Author), Jhumpa Lahiri, Sneha Mathan (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Donde me encuentro

"La nueva novela de la gran autora revelación de los últimos años, ganadora del Premio Pulitzer, y su mayor desafío literario: las estaciones de una mujer de hoy. Una mujer camina por una ciudad contemplando su soledad y la de quienes la rodean. A medida que se desarrolla su día a día -de una librería a la consulta de su terapeuta o a un restaurante- se sorprende con la súplica silenciosa de una lápida en la carretera, el diálogo accidentado de un padre con su hija, el recuerdo del encuentro con la inesperada amante de su antigua pareja o la silueta de un puente al anochecer. Cuando se cruza con el novio de su amiga por la calle, las posibilidades agridulces de un amor inexplorado la llevan a interrogarse acerca de su aislamiento y libertad, y cómo ha repercutido en sus relaciones afectivas. Donde me encuentro sigue a esta mujer a través de las cuatro estaciones, dejando que cada una desvele un poco más sobre quién es mientras ella averigua qué es lo que realmente quiere. Jhumpa Lahiri emprende su mayor desafío literario al escribir, como Nabokov o Kafka, en una lengua ajena (el italiano) una historia universal y asombrosa: una novela sobre los pequeños milagros de la vida. «Elijo el italiano, elijo tener una vida aún más polifacética, elijo un triángulo en el que me encuentro a gusto. Siento mi pertenencia hacia unos pocos elementos: mi familia, mis hijos, mi marido, mis amigos, la literatura, el panteón de los escritores que más quiero. Y pertenezco al italiano. El italiano es un gran amor, forma parte de mi identidad.» Jhumpa Lahiri, LitHub La crítica ha dicho... «Libro soberbio.» J. Ernesto Ayala-Dip, Qué Leer «Leer a Jhumpa Lahiri siempre es un acierto.» Leire Escalada, El Español «Una revelación reciente: Lahiri tiene una forma muy original de contemplar el mundo.» Manuel Vilas, Mujer Hoy «Una novela sobre los pequeños milagros de la vida en una lengua ajena. Ambiciosa y exquisita, sin duda.» Eric Gras, El Periódico «Siempre hay un hueco para la literatura que ambiciona la exquisitez, como la de la norteamericana de origen indio Jhumpa Lahiri, que ha decidido saltar al italiano con Donde me encuentro.» Carles Geli, El País «La historia de una mujer que quiere desarraigarse y saber qué significa. Que quiere cruzar una frontera pero que le da miedo.» Raquel García, Cadena Ser «Una fotografía meditativa y dolorosa de una vida en suspensión. [...] Lahiri florece y se exhibe a través de un retrato escrito con mucha belleza que captura las esperanzas, frustraciones y anhelos de la soledad y el recuerdo.» Publishers Weekly [starred review] «Hipnótico. [...] Un libro cuyo peculiar magnetismo radica en enfrentar candor y timidez.» Anthony Cummins, The Guardian «Hábil. [...] Las frases de Lahiri alcanzan una belleza minimalista.» Madeleine Thien, The New York Times Book Review «El lenguaje de Lahiri roza la pintura realista como si el libro hubiera sido tamizado a través de una fina malla: cada palabra es una piedra preciosa y reluciente. [...] Una evocación incisiva y cautivadora de la naturaleza y del nexo entre el lugar y el yo.» Donna Seaman, Booklist «Elegante, sutil y triste. [...] Su prosa, sobria y reflexiva, así como su profundo mundo interior, recuerdan a la obra de Rachel Cusk o Sigrid Nunez.» Kirkus"

Jhumpa Lahiri (Author), Elsa Veiga (Narrator)

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Whereabouts

"Bloomsbury presents Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri, read by Susan Vinciotti Bonito. 'If the antidote to a year of solitude and trauma is art, then this novel is the answer. It is superb’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘A rare kind of literary celebrity' VOGUE 'A hypnotic disappearing act' OBSERVER The new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author: a haunting portrait of a woman, her decisions, her conversations, her solitariness, in a beautiful and lonely Italian city The woman moves through the city, her city, on her own. She moves along its bright pavements; she passes over its bridges, through its shops and pools and bars. She slows her pace to watch a couple fighting, to take in the sight of an old woman in a waiting room; pauses to drink her coffee in a shaded square. Sometimes her steps take her to her grieving mother, sealed off in her own solitude. Sometimes they take her to the station, where the trains can spirit her away for a short while. But in the arc of a year, as one season gives way to the next, transformation awaits. One day at the sea, both overwhelmed and replenished by the sun’s vital heat, her perspective will change forever. A rare work of fiction, Whereabouts – first written in Italian and then translated by the author herself – brims with the impulse to cross barriers. By grafting herself onto a new literary language, Lahiri has pushed herself to a new level of artistic achievement. A dazzling evocation of a city, its captures a woman standing on one of life’s thresholds, reflecting on what has been lost and facing, with equal hope and rage, what may lie ahead. ‘An unusual literary and linguistic feat' NEW YORK TIMES C 2018 Jhumpa Lahiri P 2021 Penguin Random House LLC"

Jhumpa Lahiri (Author), Susan Vinciotti Bonito (Narrator)

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Interpreter of Maladies

"Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Navigating between the Indian traditions they've inherited and the baffling new world, the characters in Jhumpa Lahiri's elegant, touching stories seek love beyond the barriers of cultures and generations. In A Temporary Matter, published in the New Yorker, a young Indian-American couple faces the heartbreak of a stillborn birth, while their Boston neighborhood copes with a nightly blackout. In the title story, an interpreter guides an American family through the India of their ancestors and hears an astonishing confession. Lahiri writes with deft cultural insight reminiscent of Anita Desai and a nuanced depth that recalls Mavis Gallant."

Jhumpa Lahiri (Author), Matilda Novak (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Jhumpa Lahiri

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