A bengali british by birth, Jhumpa Lahiri born in 1967, was brought up in America by her mother from whom she garnered the rich bengali heritage from an early age. Author of four works of fiction Interpreter of Maladies (1999); The Namesake (2003); Unaccustomed Earth (2008); and The Lowland (2013), she won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize, 1999 PEN/Hemingway Award (Best Fiction Debut of the Year) and 1999 The New Yorker\'s Best Debut of the Year for Interpreter of Maladies. New York Times Notable Book, Lahiri\'s, The Namesake was adapted into a popular film of the same name. The Lowland was longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize. Lahiri is a member of the President\'s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Born with the name Nilanjana Sudeshna, Lahiri adopted her nickname Jhumpa. Lahiri\'s Interpreter of Maladies is a collection of short stories that talks about the sensitive dilemmas in the lives of Indian immigrants. She addresses issues such as miscarriages, marital difficulties and the drift between generations of Indo-American immigrants. Lahiri\'s stories are heart touching as they pursue love beyond the hurdles of culture and generations. The Namesake was her first novel and deals with the lives of the Ganguli family over a span of thirty years. In 2007, Mira Nair adapted this novel in her film with the same name. An Unaccustomed Earth, a collection of brilliant eight stories beautifully woven with emotional complexities. Piercingly intimate, The Lowland is a captivating family saga and echoes Lahir\'s considerable powers.
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