"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." –
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