"Gorgeous. . . . Lahiri gives us the most unusual of self-portraits." –
The New York Times Book Review
"Exquisite. . . . Strikingly honest, lyrical, untouched by sentimentality. . . . The most evocative, unpretentious, astute account of a writing life I have read." –Howard Norman,
The Washington Post "As much a work of poetry as prose. . . . Beautiful." –
Minneapolis Star Tribune "Magnificent. . . . [
In Other Words] puts one in the company of a beautiful mind engaged in a sustained and bracing discipline." –
Los Angeles Times
"Urgent and raw." –
O, The Oprah Magazine "In Lahiri's hands, these essays and stories become an invaluable insight into the craft of writing not as storytelling but as speaking the self into existence." –
San Francisco Chronicle "A quiet coming of age. . . . Lahiri is a master of language." –
Time
