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Jhumpa Lahiri

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Also known as Jūmpā Lāhīrī, Nilanjana Svadeshna Lahiri, Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri, Jhumba Lahiri

American author of Indian origin (born 1967)

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Jhumpa Lahiri is a novelist, writer, university teacher, and actor born in London in 1967. Her birth name is Nilanjana Sudeshna. She holds citizenship in the United States, India, and the United Kingdom. Lahiri is a Hindu who speaks Italian, English, and Bangla. She was educated at Barnard College and Boston University.

Her notable works include Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake, and The Lowland. She has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the O. Henry Award, and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. She was nominated for the Booker Prize. Lahiri is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

She has taught at Boston University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and Princeton University. Her doctoral advisor was Leslie Epstein. She was influenced by Anton Chekhov. Her archives are held at the New York Public Library Main Branch.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1967
Works
42

Top works

  • Parshan ha-maḥalot
  • Selected Shorts
  • The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005
  • Roman Stories
  • The Namesake

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Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri (born July 11, 1967) is an American author known for her short stories, novels and essays. Her short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies" (1999) earned the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Known for

  • The Namesake — Baby Sonia2006
  • The Namesake — Jhumpa Mashi2006
  • MTVU Stand In2005

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Lahiri
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Occupation
translator
Employer
Princeton University
Languages spoken
Bangla
Native language
Bangla
Religion
Hinduism
Notable work
The Lowland
Doctoral advisor
Leslie Epstein
Official website
www.jhumpalahiri.net
Image
Jhumpa Lahiri (2015).png
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date of birth
1967-07-11
Commons category
Jhumpa Lahiri
member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
writing language
Italian
influenced by
Anton Chekhov
name in native language
Jhumpa Lahiri
nominated for
Booker Prize
birth name
Nilanjana Sudeshna
archives at
New York Public Library Main Branch
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Encyclopedic overview

Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri ( Bengali pronunciation: [d͡ʒʱumpa laːɦiɽi]; born July 11, 1967) is a British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English and, more recently, in Italian.

Her debut collection of short-stories, Interpreter of Maladies (1999), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Hemingway Award, and her first novel, The Namesake (2003), was adapted into the popular film of the same name.

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