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Interpreter of Maladies

May 4, 2012 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

I’ve been suffering a little writer’s block this week (which, ironically, I may use as a topic for a post soon) so tonight’s book recommendation will be short, sweet and to the point: Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies.  I started this short story collection many months ago and abandoned it after a few stories, but […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: america, india, jhumpa, lahiri, short stories, workshop, writing classes

Taste the Words

November 1, 2011 by Leanne Sowul 1 Comment

I love good food. I love good writing. Therefore, I adore good food writing. Last week in my creative writing class, the professor passed around a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri, author of The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth (both of which are on my to-read list). The story was called “Indian Takeout” and it described the […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: cake, description, food, hunger, india, jhumpa lahiri, magic, sensory, short stories, vassar

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