- Born
- Birth nameNilanjana Sudheshna Lahiri
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Jhumpa Lahiri was born in 1967 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for The Namesake (2006), Italy Italy (2017) and Unaccustomed Earth (2026). She has been married to Alberto Vourvoulias since January 15, 2001. They have two children.
- SpouseAlberto Vourvoulias(January 15, 2001 - present) (2 children)
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 134, pages 294-297. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in fiction, for her collection of stories titled "Interpreter of Maladies".
- Raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island where she graduated from South Kingstown High School.
- Has one son Octavio (2002) and one daughter Noor Lahiri Vourvoulias (2005).
- The first person to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for a book that was originally published as a paperback. A hardback edition was issued two months after she won.
- I want to protect my Italian, which I hold in my arms like a newborn. I want to coddle it. It has to sleep, eat, grow. Compared with Italian, my English is like a hairy, smelly teenager. Go away, I want to say to it. Don't bother your little brother, he's sleeping. He's not a creature who can run around and play. He's not a carefree, strong, independent kid like you.
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