Jhumpa Lahiri

Biography

Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri is a British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English and Italian. Her debut collection "Interpreter of Maladies" (1999) won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, while her novel "The Namesake" (2003) was adapted into a major motion picture and became a New York Times Notable Book. Lahiri's works explore the Indian-immigrant experience in America, earning her recognition in literary awards and international publications.