Whereabouts (novel)

Whereabouts (Italian: Dove mi trovo) is a 2018 novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. It is her third novel, her first since The Lowland (2013). It was originally written in Italian, and later translated into English by Lahiri herself.[1]

Whereabouts
First edition (Guanda, 2018)
AuthorJhumpa Lahiri
Original titleDove mi trovo
TranslatorJhumpa Lahiri
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
PublisherGuanda
Publication date
30 August 2018
Published in English
27 April 2021
Media typePrint (softback)
Pages163
ISBN978-88-235-2136-0
OCLC1054299622

Writing and development

Whereabouts was first written in Italian, Lahiri's second book in the language after In Other Words, a non-fiction book.[2] Though the city in which the book is set is not disclosed, Lahiri has said it "[...] was born in Rome and set in my head in Rome and written almost entirely on return visits to Rome".[3]

Synopsis

An unnamed narrator travels around an unnamed European city, contemplating her solitude.

Publication

Dove mi trovo was first published in softback in Italy, by the Milan-based publishing house Guanda on 30 August 2018.[4][5] Lahiri's English translation, titled Whereabouts, was published in hardback in the US by Alfred A. Knopf on 27 April 2021[6] and in the UK by Bloomsbury Publishing on 4 May 2021.[7]

Reception

In its starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Lahiri's poetic flourishes and spare, conversational prose are on full display."[8]

Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Its spare, reflective prose and profound interiority recall the work of Rachel Cusk and Sigrid Nunez."[1]

References
  1. "Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri". Kirkus Reviews. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. Allardice, Lisa (1 May 2021). "Jhumpa Lahiri: 'I've always existed in a kind of linguistic exile'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. Kelly, Mary Louise; Dorning, Courtney. "Jhumpa Lahiri On Her Unique Use Of Place In 'Whereabouts'". NPR.org. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. "Dove mi trovo - Jhumpa Lahiri - Libro - Guanda - Narratori della Fenice". IBS.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. "Dove mi trovo". Guanda.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. "Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. "Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. "Fiction Book Review: Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri". Publishers Weekly. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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