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Jhumpa Lahiri

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American author of Indian origin (born 1967)

United StatesWritersBorn 1967 · age 59
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Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri is a British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English and, more recently, in Italian.

Also inDeutsch

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Lahiri in 2013Lahiri in 2013

In their own words 4

Jhumpa Lahiri
said · 2003
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My grandfather always says that's what books are for," Ashoke said, using the opportunity to open the volume in his hands. “To travel without moving an inch.

The Namesake, (2003) p. 16.

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Jhumpa Lahiri
said · 2016
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yet I know that expressing oneself necessarily means being different. The writer's voice is a singular one, solitary.

The Clothing of Books (2016)

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Jhumpa Lahiri
said · 2016
Own words

Books come to stand for various episodes in our lives, for certain idealisms, follies of belief, moments of love.

The Clothing of Books (2016)

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Awards 10

2015Viareggio-Versilia International Prize
2014National Humanities Medal
2010Great Immigrants Award
2009Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
2009Asian American Literary Awards
2002Guggenheim Fellowship
2000Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2000Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
1999O. Henry Award
John Florio Prize

Connected to Jhumpa 6

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1967 · age 59
Written about in
32 languages

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