‘Roman Stories’ Review: Eternal, Uncertain City
What does it mean to be “a Roman” in the 21st century? Some, seeing the word, might think back to Virgil and Aeneas, Caesar and gladiators; others might picture Mussolini, Fellini or Sophia Loren. But the narrator of the last story in Jhumpa Lahiri’s collection “Roman Stories” has a personal stake…
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