Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri, Read by Susan Vinciotti Bonito

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Susan Vinciotti Bonito gives Jhumpa Lahiri’s introspective, fragmented fiction—written in Italian and translated into English by the author—a delicate, poignant narration. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss Bonito’s narration that uses a deliberate pace and inquiring tone that suits the internal monologue style, capturing the loneliness of the author’s voice. In this story written in vignettes, the progagonist closely observes her world and herself and has a rich imagination.

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