![]() First edition (Guanda, 2018) | |
Author | Jhumpa Lahiri |
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Original title | Dove mi trovo |
Translator | Jhumpa Lahiri |
Language | Italian |
Publisher | Guanda |
Publication date | 30 August 2018 |
Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 27 April 2021 |
Media type | Print (softback) |
Pages | 163 |
ISBN | 978-88-235-2136-0 |
OCLC | 1054299622 |
Whereabouts ( Italian: Dove mi trovo) is a 2018 novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. It is her third novel, her first since The Lowland (2013). It was originally written in Italian, and later translated into English by Lahiri herself. [1]
Whereabouts was first written in Italian, Lahiri's second book in the language after In Other Words, a non-fiction book. [2] Though the city in which the book is set is not disclosed, Lahiri has said it "[...] was born in Rome and set in my head in Rome and written almost entirely on return visits to Rome". [3]
An unnamed narrator travels around an unnamed European city, contemplating her solitude.
Dove mi trovo was first published in softback in Italy, by the Milan-based publishing house Guanda on 30 August 2018. [4] [5] Lahiri's English translation, titled Whereabouts, was published in hardback in the US by Alfred A. Knopf on 27 April 2021 [6] and in the UK by Bloomsbury Publishing on 4 May 2021. [7]
In its starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Lahiri's poetic flourishes and spare, conversational prose are on full display." [8]
Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Its spare, reflective prose and profound interiority recall the work of Rachel Cusk and Sigrid Nunez." [1]
![]() First edition (Guanda, 2018) | |
Author | Jhumpa Lahiri |
---|---|
Original title | Dove mi trovo |
Translator | Jhumpa Lahiri |
Language | Italian |
Publisher | Guanda |
Publication date | 30 August 2018 |
Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 27 April 2021 |
Media type | Print (softback) |
Pages | 163 |
ISBN | 978-88-235-2136-0 |
OCLC | 1054299622 |
Whereabouts ( Italian: Dove mi trovo) is a 2018 novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. It is her third novel, her first since The Lowland (2013). It was originally written in Italian, and later translated into English by Lahiri herself. [1]
Whereabouts was first written in Italian, Lahiri's second book in the language after In Other Words, a non-fiction book. [2] Though the city in which the book is set is not disclosed, Lahiri has said it "[...] was born in Rome and set in my head in Rome and written almost entirely on return visits to Rome". [3]
An unnamed narrator travels around an unnamed European city, contemplating her solitude.
Dove mi trovo was first published in softback in Italy, by the Milan-based publishing house Guanda on 30 August 2018. [4] [5] Lahiri's English translation, titled Whereabouts, was published in hardback in the US by Alfred A. Knopf on 27 April 2021 [6] and in the UK by Bloomsbury Publishing on 4 May 2021. [7]
In its starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Lahiri's poetic flourishes and spare, conversational prose are on full display." [8]
Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Its spare, reflective prose and profound interiority recall the work of Rachel Cusk and Sigrid Nunez." [1]