1. By: Aagya Shrestha JHUMPA LAHIRI

2. About Born as Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri Born on 11 July, 1967 in London, England Raised in Rhode Island since age 3 Indian American author Married to Alberto Vourvoulias- Bush with kids Octavio and Noor

3. Education South Kingstown High School, Kingston, Rhode Island Barnard College, 1989- B.A in English Literature Boston University- M.A. in English, M.F.A in Creative Writing, M.A. in Comparative Literature and Ph. D. in Renaissance Studies

4. Professional Career Provincetown’s Fine Arts Work Center, Fellowship (1997-1998) Rhode Island School in Design, Taught Creative Writing Boston University, Taught Creative Writing

5. Books Short Story Collections: Interpreter of Maladies (1999) Unaccustomed Earth (2008) Novels: The Namesake (2003)

6. Books Uncollected Non-fiction: "Cooking Lessons: The Long Way Home" (6 September 2004, The New Yorker) "Improvisations: Rice" (23 November 2009, The New Yorker) "Reflections: Notes from a Literary Apprenticeship" (13 June 2011, The New Yorker)

7. Awards 1993 – TransAtlantic Award from the Henfield Foundation 1999 – O. Henry Award for short story "Interpreter of Maladies" 1999 – PEN/Hemingway Award (Best Fiction Debut of the Year) for "Interpreter of Maladies" 1999 – "Interpreter of Maladies" selected as one of Best American Short Stories 2000 – Addison Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters 2000 – "The Third and Final Continent" selected as one of Best American Short Stories 2000 – The New Yorker's Best Debut of the Year for "Interpreter of Maladies" 2000 – Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her debut "Interpreter of Maladies" 2000 – James Beard Foundation's M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award for "Indian Takeout" in Food & Wine Magazine 2002 – Guggenheim Fellowship 2002 – "Nobody's Business" selected as one of Best American Short Stories 2008 – Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award for "Unaccustomed Earth" 2009 – Asian American Literary Award for "Unaccustomed Earth"

8. Citations "About the Author." Jhumpa Lahiri. N.p., 2008. Web. 18 July 2012. http://www.randomhouse.com/kvpa/jhumpalahiri/bio.php. "Jhumpa Lahiri." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 15 July 2012. Web. 18 July 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhumpa_Lahiri. Wcislo, Katherine. "Jhumpa Lahiri." Jhumpa Lahiri. N.p., 2001. Web. 17 July 2012. http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Lahiri.html. Aguiar, Arun. "Interview with Jhumpa Lahiri ~ Interviewed by Arun Aguiar | Pif Magazine." Interview with Jhumpa Lahiri ~ Interviewed by Arun Aguiar | Pif Magazine. N.p., 1 Aug. 1999. Web. 19 July 2012. http://www.pifmagazine.com/1999/08/interview-with- jhumpa-lahiri/. Ula, Neda. "Jhumpa Lahiri's Struggle To Feel American." NPR. NPR, 25 Nov. 2008. Web. 19 July 2012. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97418330