Rebecca Makkai Reads Jhumpa Lahiri

In The New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Deborah Treisman interviews Rebecca Makkai about Jhumpa Lahiri's short story, "The Third and Final Continent." Makkai discusses the story's impact on her as a young writer, its themes of immigration and cultural adaptation, and Lahiri's writing style. She highlights the story's narrative structure, its exploration of the immigrant experience, and the significance of the character Mrs. Croft. Makkai also reads the short story in its entirety.