There is no right to not be offended, nor should there be.

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• Jhumpa Lahiri:

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• Jhumpa Lahiri:

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• Jhumpa Lahiri:

  Relationships do not preclude issues of morality.

• Jhumpa Lahiri:

  When I sit down to write, I don't think about writing about an idea or a given message. I just try

• Jhumpa Lahiri:

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  Some Indians will come up and say that a story reminded them of something very specific to their ex

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  I've never had Internet access. Actually, I have looked at things on other people's computers as a

• Jhumpa Lahiri:

  I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to

• Jhumpa Lahiri:

  I would not send a first story anywhere. I would give myself time to write a number of stories.