Translating Yourself
I've been translating myself my whole life — between languages, cultures, identities. Writing allowed me to do this consciously.
Jhumpa Lahiri
Indian-American writer and translator who writes in Italian, exploring identity, exile, and language
All moments: Jhumpa Lahiri
- Translation as Re-Creation — Jhumpa Lahiri
Translation is not just translating words. It's attempting to convey the spirit and soul of a text in a new language. It demands devotion.
- Locating Yourself as Freedom — Jhumpa Lahiri
My heroine doesn't know where she is, but in that unknowing she finds freedom. Sometimes not knowing is a blessing.
- Bone Into Stone — Jhumpa Lahiri
Writing requires the transformation of experience into something timeless. We take the human and make it universal.
- Home in Words — Jhumpa Lahiri
I never felt fully at home anywhere until I started writing. Writing gave me a place to call home.
- Falling in Love with Language — Jhumpa Lahiri
When I began writing in Italian, I found a new way to be. Language shapes how you think and your ability to express yourself.
- Names and Identity — Jhumpa Lahiri
My name is divided between two cultures. It perfectly reflects who I am — a person living between two worlds.
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