Guests were transported to an Italian village for New Canaan Library’s literary luncheon with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, of Roman Stories fame. The 17th annual event featured Italian-inspired décor, such as signature Fiat cars, bistro vignettes and a roving cannoli server. Library CEO Ellen Sullivan Crovatto, who sat down with Lahiri, says that guests heard “one of the world’s foremost fiction writers describe why she began writing exclusively in Italian when she moved with her family to Italy.” Lucky attendees won raffle prizes like a white Vespa and pieces from Manfredi Jewelers. newcanaanlibrary.org
Photography by Deborah O’Brien Photography
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