Jhumpa Lahiri

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

Amerikaans romanschrijfster (1967)

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Jhumpa Lahiri is an American author born in 1967 to Indian parents who writes fiction exploring the experiences of Indian and Indian-American characters navigating between two cultures. Her work matters because it has brought nuanced, widely acclaimed narratives about immigrant and diasporic life to mainstream American literature, earning her major literary recognition and awards.

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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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Writing

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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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: India

Article · Nederlands

Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri (Londen, 11 juli 1967) is een Amerikaans schrijfster van Indiase komaf die gekend is onder de naam Jhumpa Lahiri. Lahiri werd in Engeland geboren uit ouders afkomstig uit de regio West-Bengalen in India. Ze groeide op in de Verenigde Staten en gebruikte al snel haar bijnaam Jhumpa als voornaam. Ze is vooral gekend vanwege haar bundels korte verhalen. Voor de bundel kreeg ze in 2000 de Pulitzerprijs. Haar debuutnovelle werd . Ze is lid van de .

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