roman stories – Mike Wilson https://mikewilsonwriter.com Writing in the post-truth world Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:07:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 177517995 Book Review – Roman Stories, by Jhumpa Lahiri https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2024/02/06/book-review-roman-stories-by-jhumpa-lahiri/ https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2024/02/06/book-review-roman-stories-by-jhumpa-lahiri/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:04:00 +0000 https://mikewilsonwriter.com/?p=2865

Roman Stories, by Jhumpa Lahiri, is a collection of vignettes with an assortment of characters in various settings and classes. Fundamentally, the stories are character studies, and Rome itself is one of the characters. The writing is superb. Lahiri s awards include a Pulitzer and the National Humanities Medal. Writers who want to see how it’s done should read this book. Here’s what Kirkus Reviews says:

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jhumpa-lahiri/roman-stories/

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