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Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author known for her insightful exploration of immigration and multiculturalism. Her works often focus on the inner world of second-generation immigrants, delving into themes of identity, belonging, and cultural conflict. Born on July 11, 1967, Lahiri graduated from Brown University and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University. more

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“Μες στην κλειστή μοναξιά μου Έσφιξα τη ζεστή παιδική σου άγνοια Στην αγνή παρουσία σου καθρέφτισα τη χαμένη ψυχή μου. Εμείς αγαπήσαμε. Εμείς Προσευχόμαστε πάντοτε. Εμείς Μοιραστήκαμε το ψωμί και τον κόπο μας Κι εγώ μέσα σε σένα και σ’ όλους. - Μανόλης Αναγνωστάκης, “Πέντε μικρά θέματα I”

“We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard’s education. The trick is not to amass all the different kinds of available power, but to use well the kind you’ve been granted. Introverts are offered keys to private gardens full of riches. To possess such a key is to tumble like Alice down her rabbit hole. She didn’t choose to go to Wonderland—but she made of it an adventure that was fresh and fantastic and very much her own. Lewis Carroll was an introvert, too, by the way. Without him, there would be no Alice in Wonderland. And by now, this shouldn’t surprise us.”