tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post1834333773448061298..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Nicole Krauss and Jhumpa LahiriMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-42837571863945170492012-07-07T15:07:16.192-04:002012-07-07T15:07:16.192-04:00Hi, I envy you meeting Krauss. She must be a love...Hi, I envy you meeting Krauss. She must be a lovely person. I have not heard about Jhumpa Lahiri before but after reading all this nice comments and your report I think I will read some of her novels.:)Julie Kinnearhttp://juliekinnear.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-36359550163012493152012-04-30T10:28:24.752-04:002012-04-30T10:28:24.752-04:00Jenners - I'm so excited about it too! I'v...Jenners - I'm so excited about it too! I've devoured her other books and I just can't even compare her writing to anyone else's. <br /><br />Darlyn - She does! Someone in the crowd actually asked her why she did that and that's when she talked about the importance of food in culture.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-29993459536993842952012-04-27T00:50:26.108-04:002012-04-27T00:50:26.108-04:00Hearing Jumpha Lahiri speak must've been fasci...Hearing Jumpha Lahiri speak must've been fascinating. Also, since you mentioned food, she always includes delicious descriptions of food in her stories.Darlyn (Your Move, Dickens)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00979296421309409564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-39060597588512810202012-04-26T18:33:39.109-04:002012-04-26T18:33:39.109-04:00Oh … I would LOVE to see Jhumpa Lahiri. I think sh...Oh … I would LOVE to see Jhumpa Lahiri. I think she is one of the most gifted short story writers I've ever read … and she is just downright gorgeous!!! How cool that you have an autographed copy of her book!! I fell in love with Unaccostmed Earth and have now read everything she's written. I'm so glad to hear she has a new book coming out next year!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-23215537385370281222012-04-26T15:08:40.705-04:002012-04-26T15:08:40.705-04:00nomadreader - I forgot about the writers school in...nomadreader - I forgot about the writers school in Iowa. I bet you do get some interesting things there, but you'd have to really love an author to drive so far to see them.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-82775405627244354852012-04-26T14:42:04.500-04:002012-04-26T14:42:04.500-04:00I am so envious! Not many authors make it through ...I am so envious! Not many authors make it through Des Moines either, and I miss being closer to a university reading series (Iowa City gets a ton of great writers, but it's a long, traffic-filled 2+ hour drive). I don't love Nicole Krauss as much as many do, but I greatly admire and respect her as a writer. Thanks for sharing!nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-91951296321241350402012-04-26T11:31:09.260-04:002012-04-26T11:31:09.260-04:00Diane - That is awesome! It's funny to think a...Diane - That is awesome! It's funny to think about running into authors before they're famous. They're just people, but it's easy to forget that. <br /><br />Sandy - I know, she's just wonderful! <br /><br />Greg - Me too! She's one author that I know I'll buy anythign she writes. <br /><br />Brenna - It was fun to meet both, but Lahiri was definitely my favorite. <br /><br />Mari - I love attending author readings. I feel like they always give you some information that provides a behind the scenes look at their work. <br /><br />Arti - That was so sweet of your friends! You should read The History of Love. It's just beautiful.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-40695686848914403872012-04-24T20:03:03.761-04:002012-04-24T20:03:03.761-04:00Lahiri is one of my all time favorite writers. I&#...Lahiri is one of my all time favorite writers. I've appreciated all her published works, but I like <em>Unaccustomed Earth</em> the most. She was reading from this book and a couple of my friends got me a signed copy from that event. (I live in Western Canada, and not many authors come by here, I'm afraid.) The two quotes you've posted here are simply wonderful. I also have <em>The History of Love</em> but still unread. One of these days I'll get to it. Thanks for an enjoyable post!Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-49886722689022822312012-04-24T17:22:31.928-04:002012-04-24T17:22:31.928-04:00Aren't writers' readings and signings so i...Aren't writers' readings and signings so inspiring? I try to go to as many as I can. I discovered Lahiri when I was traveling; I walked into an airport bookstore and bought The Interpreter of Maladies and couldn't put it down. I remember thinking, "Did a human really write this?" And I nearly died and went to heaven after reading The Namesake.marihttp://mischiefmaricookies.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-73597346199310482692012-04-24T15:44:53.864-04:002012-04-24T15:44:53.864-04:00Wow I'm so jealous! You are lucky to have gone...Wow I'm so jealous! You are lucky to have gone to these readings! I'd kill to meet Lahiri, and Kruass would be pretty great too.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780185535345559390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-70010187734656318152012-04-24T10:22:16.443-04:002012-04-24T10:22:16.443-04:00Wow - very, very jealous! ;) Those are two fantast...Wow - very, very jealous! ;) Those are two fantastic writers - and I'm very excited to hear about Lahiri's new novel next year.Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-59971903662824530052012-04-24T07:36:10.413-04:002012-04-24T07:36:10.413-04:00I would have loved to have seen Lahiri. You just ...I would have loved to have seen Lahiri. You just know she would be a lovely person because her writing is almost ethereal. I am so envious!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-72060197496745192402012-04-24T06:02:46.054-04:002012-04-24T06:02:46.054-04:00I loved everything that Jhumpa Lahiri has written....I loved everything that Jhumpa Lahiri has written. Wish she had something new out as I've read all of her books.<br /><br />Her father was a professor at the university in town and she worked at the town library when she was high school, long before she became a successful author.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com