Published 21:48 IST, October 9th 2019
Jhumpa Lahiri: Five acclaimed works by the author that you must read
Jhumpa Lahiri is a Pulitzer prize-winning writer who has a large collection of novels and short stories. Here are some of the best works of fiction by her.
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Jhumpa Lahiri is an American author of Indian descent. writer was born in London to a Bengali Indian immigrant family. She has received multiple degrees from Boston University: an M.A. in English, M.A. in Comparative Literature, M.A. in Creative Writing, and PhD in Renaissance Studies. writer won Pulitzer Prize for her 2000 release Interpreter of Malies.
Here are some of vels by Pulitzer Prize winner:
Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri’s most famous work is Namesake which was published in year 2003. Namesake is a diasporic vel that traces story of Ganguli family. family shifts to America from Calcutta and thus story starts unravelling. book looks at mes of family, identity, parental love, and stalgia. vel was apted into a movie starring Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Kal Penn, and Sahira Nair in 2006.
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Interpreter of Malies
Interpreter of Malies was published in year 2000. Lahiri looked at Indian tritions and ir mix with modern new world. It is a collection of short stories. title story looks at an interpreter who takes an American couple through journey of India and its culture.
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Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri came up with Lowland in year 2013. vel is historical fiction. vel is a poignantly written work of fiction by Lahiri and talks about family ties and unforeseen problems. According to Goodres, it is her most devastating work of fiction to date.
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Unaccustomed Earth
Unaccustomed Earth is yet ar collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri. book takes us from place to place, Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand. stories talk about various kinds of relationships like those between fars and mors, daughters and sons, sisters and brors, friends and lovers. collection was published in 2008.
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In Or Words
In Or Words is a n-fiction attempt by Jhumpa Lahiri. book is an autobiography by author. book is written in a dual-langu format. It traces her journey from her self-reflection to reinvention and belonging. book was published in year 2016.
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