Lahiri's narrator goes on to tell us: "Certain creatures laid eggs that were able to endure the dry season.
But there's still more meaning lurking in this rich landscape. You don't need your decoder ring to figure out that the two ponds symbolize the two brothers - at times separate at other times inseparable. In monsoon season, the marsh floods and the ponds combine in summer, the floodwater evaporates.
Her title refers to a marshy stretch of land between two ponds in a Calcutta neighborhood where two very close brothers grow up. Geography is destiny in Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel, The Lowland. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Lowland Author Jhumpa Lahiri
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