Jhumpa Lahiri
1967 – present · b. London
United States
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Biography
Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri is a British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English and, more recently, in Italian.
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Awards
- Viareggio-Versilia International Prize (2015)No list
- National Humanities Medal (2014)No list
- Great Immigrants Award (2010)No list
- Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (2009)No list
- Asian American Literary Awards (2009)No list
- Guggenheim Fellowship (2002)No list
- Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award (2000)No list
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2000)
Notable Works
- Interpreter of Maladies
- The Namesake
- The Lowland
Education
- Barnard College
- Boston University
- South Kingstown High School
- Boston University College of Arts and Sciences
