I think that the power of art is the power to wake us up, strike us to our depths, change us. What are we searching for when we read a novel, see a f… - Jhumpa Lahiri

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I think that the power of art is the power to wake us up, strike us to our depths, change us. What are we searching for when we read a novel, see a film, listen to a piece of music? We are searching, through a work of art, for something that alters us, that we weren't aware of before. We want to transform ourselves, just as Ovid's masterwork transformed me.

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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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