About Jhumpa Lahiri

About Jhumpa Lahiri, Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian- American author. She was born on 11 July 1967 in London and is daughter of Indian immigrants from Bengal. She grew up in Kingston, Rhode island. She graduated from South Kingstown spunky school and later achieved multiple degrees in Boston university. In 2001, She married Alberto vourvoulias Bush, A journalist who was thusly a deputy editor of The Times. spokesperson of maladies Lahiris short stories faced rejection from publishers for years.But, Fin completelyy in 1999, Her first short bosh composition was released. The short stories address sensitive dilemmas in the lives of Indians. Including themes such as miscarriages and martial difficulties. Also, the disconnection between first and second generation United States immigrants. It was highly praised by American critics and sold 600,000 copies. Also, it received the 2000 Pulitzer price for Fiction The namesake The Namesake was Lahiris first novel and was published in 2003. The story spans over thirty years in the Ganguli family.The Calcutta born parents emigrated as young adults to The United States Of America with their children Gongol and Sonia where they experience the constant generational and cultural gap. Lahiri made herself as a cameo Aunt Jhumpa. unused earth Unaccustomed Earth, Her second collection of novels was published on 1 April, 2008. It went to the number 1 spot just a couple of(prenominal) days after its release on the New York best-seller list. It was praised a lot by all critics and masses and sold thousands and thousands of copies.Achievements and awards * 1993 TransAtlantic Award from the Henfield Foundation * 1999 O. Henry Awardfor short story Interpreter of Maladies * 1999 PEN/Hemingway Award( outdo Fiction Debut of the Year) for Interpreter of Maladies * 1999 Interpreter of Maladies selected as one ofBest American Short Stories * 2000 Addison Metcalf Award from theAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters * 2000 The Third and Fin al Continent selected as one ofBest American Short Stories 2000 The New Yorkers Best Debut of the Year for Interpreter of Maladies * 2000 Pulitzer appraise for Fictionfor her debut Interpreter of Maladies * 2000 James Beard Foundations M. F. K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award for Indian Takeout inFood & Wine Magazine * 2002 Guggenheim Fellowship * 2002 Nobodys Business selected as one ofBest American Short Stories * 2008 Frank OConnor International Short Story Awardfor Unaccustomed Earth * 2009 Asiatic American Literary Awardfor Unaccustomed Earth