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“Sexy” is a short story written by Jhumpa Lahiri in 1998. It is about a woman, Miranda, who lives in Boston and begins an affair with a married Indian man named Dev. All the while, Miranda’s best friend, Laxmi, is telling her of the way her cousin’s husband has begun an affair with a womenContinue reading ““Sexy” by Jhumpa Lahiri”

The interview with Jhumpa Lahiri comes following the debut of her first novel The Namesake. It focuses much on her influences as a writer, particularly when it comes to her Indian heritage. It poses questions such as how much of her work was driven from experience and how this first novel will hold up toContinue reading “Lahiri Interview”

Jhumpa Lahiri was born July 11, 1967 in London, England, but from the age of three, lived in Rhode Island in the United States. Lahiri grew up a more introverted child, turning to books and writing in elementary school as an outlet. She felt like an outsider in the United States because of her strongContinue reading “Jhumpa Lahiri”