"He felt his presence on earth being denied, even as he stood there. He was forbidden access; the past refused to admit him. It only reminded him that this arbitrary place, where he'd landed and made his life, was not his,"

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About Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Lahiri is an author known for fiction and essays exploring migration, identity, and language. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Interpreter of Maladies.

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