How Jhumpa Lahiri Learned to Write Again

Jhumpa Lahiri
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JL: In my Italian. It’s unusual, it’s imperfect. It is what it is. It’s not a language that courses through my veins or is firmly sedimented in my brain.  There are all sorts of lapses and problems inherent in my ability to express myself in this language, and yet—
JBS: You feel more powerful?
JL: I feel so powerful. I feel like I can say anything I want to say. I think that’s what any artist is looking for, that freedom.