He felt his presence on earth being denied, even as he stood there. He was forbidden access; the past refused to admit him. It only reminded him that this arbitrary place, where he'd landed and made his life, was not his,
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About Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland.
Themes
- History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation