{"product_id":"whereabouts-by-jhumpa-lahiri","title":"'Whereabouts' by Jhumpa Lahiri","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"506\"\u003eWritten originally in Italian and translated by the author, \u003cem data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"173\"\u003eWhereabouts\u003c\/em\u003e follows a woman moving through an unnamed city, recording moments of solitude and passing encounters.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"506\"\u003eEach short section holds a place—“In the Waiting Room,” “At the Pool,” “In the Elevator”—mapping a life through spatial and emotional coordinates, becoming a work that resists accumulation and instead lingers in repetition, distance, and drift. Themes of exile, anonymity, and interiority surface without resolution, producing a text that make you feel somewhat suspended as a reader. Lahiri's translator background and attitude towards the psychology of language really shimmer throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003eIt sits alongside Lahiri’s ongoing engagement with translation, authorship, and linguistic estrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69eabb59-4cc8-839c-8c97-e04927ef0509-19\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-116\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5503ec19-d74d-407e-984b-e04a2f1b0c4a\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"241\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloomsbury, 2021. First English-language edition (translated from the Italian by the author). Paperback in very good condition; clean interior, tight binding, light shelf wear to covers. No inscriptions or markings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44555928010835,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext_46.png?v=1777611361","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/whereabouts-by-jhumpa-lahiri","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}