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She learned that an act intended to express love could have nothing to do with it. That her heart and her body were different things. - Jhumpa Lahiri
" "She learned that an act intended to express love could have nothing to do with it. That her heart and her body were different things.
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About Jhumpa Lahiri
Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri (born July 11, 1967) is an Indian-American novelist, short story writer, and Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Also Known As
Birth Name:
Nilanjana Sudeshna
Native Name:
ঝুম্পা লাহিড়ী
Alternative Names:
Jūmpā Lāhīrī
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Nilanjana Svadeshna Lahiri
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Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri
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Jhumba Lahiri
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In a sense, I'm used to a kind of linguistic exile. My mother tongue, Bengali, is foreign in America. When you live in a country where your own language is considered foreign, you can feel a continuous sense of estrangement. You speak a secret, unknown language, lacking any correspondence to the environment. An absence that creates a distance within you.
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