![]() ![]() ![]() Around the age of three, Lahiri moved to Kingston, Rhode Island where she spends most of her life growing up. Nilanjana Sudeshna “Jhumpa” Lahiri was born in London, England to Bengali Indian immigrants, Amar and Tapati. Lahiri’s most recent publications include her newest novel, The Lowland (2013), a finalist for both the Man Booker prize and the National Book Award in fiction, and new memoir, In Other Words (2015), originally written in Italian while in Rome and titled, In Altre Parole. The Namesake was a New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist and was selected as one of the best books of the year by USA Today and Entertainment Weekly, among other publications. Interpreter of Maladies earned the Pulitzer Prize, PEN/Hemingway Award and The New York Debut of the Year. Jhumpa Lahiri is widely renown for her collections of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies (1999) and Unaccustomed Earth (2008), and novel, The Namesake (2003). ![]() To pick up a pin, stop by the Barnard Library! “Meet the face of our newest alum pin, Jhumpa Lahiri ‘89. ![]()
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