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🔴 Summary and Analysis of Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri Click Here to Buy  𝙎𝙐𝙈𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙔  Whereabouts (originally written in Italian as Dove mi trovo  and later translated by Jhumpa Lahiri herself) is a contemplative, introspective novel that explores the life of an unnamed middle-aged woman living in an unnamed Italian city. The novel is structured as a series of brief vignettes, each offering glimpses into her daily routines, fleeting encounters, and inner reflections.   The protagonist, a university professor, is solitary and observant. She moves through her life with a quiet detachment, engaging with the city’s landscapes—cafés, parks, train stations—and the people who briefly intersect with her world: her neighbors, colleagues, a lover, and her aging mother. Despite these interactions, she remains emotionally distant, caught in a state of stasis.   Her relationship with her mother is particularly fraught, marked by unspoken tensions...