Roman storiesJhumpa Lahiri2022

A man recalls a summer party that awakens an alternative version of himself. A couple haunted by a tragic loss return to seek consolation. An outsider family is pushed out of the apartment building in which they hoped to settle. A set of steps in a Roman neighborhood connects the daily lives of the city's myriad inhabitants.

This is an evocative fresco of Rome, the most alluring character of all : contradictory, in constant transformation and a home to those who know they can't fully belong but choose it anyway.

Titre original : Racconti Romani (2022)