Comments on: Jhumpa Lahiri’s Writing Techniques http://varnam.org/blog/2008/05/jhumpa_lahiris_writing_techniq/ History, Current Affairs & Books Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:39:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Niraj http://varnam.org/blog/2008/05/jhumpa_lahiris_writing_techniq/comment-page-1/#comment-2780 Niraj Mon, 05 May 2008 18:01:00 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1433#comment-2780 JK: I agree. I have read a couple of Jhumpa's short stories: they are simple yet elegant. Jhumpa treats writing as a craft as well as an intellectual exercise. JK:

I agree. I have read a couple of Jhumpa’s short stories: they are simple yet elegant. Jhumpa treats writing as a craft as well as an intellectual exercise.

]]> By: JK http://varnam.org/blog/2008/05/jhumpa_lahiris_writing_techniq/comment-page-1/#comment-2779 JK Mon, 05 May 2008 14:24:00 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1433#comment-2779 Niraj, I can see such changes happening in myself - trying to add a bit more analysis. This is vastly different from 2003 when the goal was to post the same things as in newspapers without much analysis. Still 2-3 years for a short story is quite a lot of time, but as you read her work, you can see the effect of such painstaking editing. Niraj, I can see such changes happening in myself – trying to add a bit more analysis. This is vastly different from 2003 when the goal was to post the same things as in newspapers without much analysis.

Still 2-3 years for a short story is quite a lot of time, but as you read her work, you can see the effect of such painstaking editing.

]]> By: niraj http://varnam.org/blog/2008/05/jhumpa_lahiris_writing_techniq/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 niraj Mon, 05 May 2008 13:12:25 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1433#comment-2778 JK: Excellent post as usual. That it takes Jhumpa Lahiri years to write one story, and constantly revising while doing it, is a relief to my eyes because I'm basically the same way with my blog. I have ceased to topical years ago because the time constraints were much too narrow. I like to take my time to write what I want to write when I want. JK:

Excellent post as usual. That it takes Jhumpa Lahiri years to write one story, and constantly revising while doing it, is a relief to my eyes because I’m basically the same way with my blog. I have ceased to topical years ago because the time constraints were much too narrow. I like to take my time to write what I want to write when I want.

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