Gogol is unaccustomed to this sort of talk at mealtimes, to the indulgent ritual of the lingering meal, and the pleasant aftermath of bottles and cru… - Jhumpa Lahiri

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Gogol is unaccustomed to this sort of talk at mealtimes, to the indulgent ritual of the lingering meal, and the pleasant aftermath of bottles and crumbs and empty glasses that clutter the table.

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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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Birth Name: Nilanjana Sudeshna
Native Name: ঝুম্পা লাহিড়ী
Alternative Names: Jūmpā Lāhīrī Nilanjana Svadeshna Lahiri Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri Jhumba Lahiri
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Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in the same worn-out soil. My children have had other birthplaces, and, so far as their fortunes may be within my control, shall strike their roots into unaccustomed earth. — NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, “The Custom-House

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