Pulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri's latest book is a love story – a different, sweet and earnest one. Known for her popular page-turners like Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth and The Lowland, the author's latest is an autobiographical work titled In Other Words, (Penguin India). It marks her debut in the non-fiction category. Describing her initially blow-hot-blow-cold encounter with the Italian language, which eventually stabilizes into a more passionate relationship, the book takes us through different phases of Lahiri's life, giving readers a sense of having a personal connection with the celebrated author.

The book begins with a description Lahiri's love for Italian during a trip to Florence, after college. Although she studied the language for many years afterward, she wasn't able to master it. So in 2012, she decided to move to Rome for 'a trial by fire, a sort of baptism,' where she began to read, and to write solely in Italian. Ann Goldstein has translated the book from its original Italian version. There is simplicity in the words and the style of narration, which we think, comes from writing in a foreign language and makes the text even more endearing. It appears like the author has sorted a lot of the confusion going on in her mind, and is able to reflect on the events of the past with utmost clarity. Apart from her own experiences, Lahiri also manages to look at and investigate the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice.