Jhumpa Lahiri

Jhumpa Lahiri is a highly acclaimed author, born in London on July 11, 1967, to Indian immigrants from West Bengal. She was raised in Rhode Island and considers herself an American, despite her birthplace. Her father, Amar Lahiri, was a librarian at the University of Rhode Island. Lahiri's upbringing was influenced by her mother's desire to maintain their Bengali heritage in a foreign land.

Lahiri is a prolific writer, with a strong academic background. She graduated from South Kingstown High School and later received her B.A. in English literature from Barnard College in 1989. She furthered her education at Boston University, obtaining multiple degrees including an M.A. in English, an M.A. in Creative Writing, an M.A. in Comparative Literature, and a Ph.D. in Renaissance Studies. Her academic prowess was recognized with a fellowship at Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center, which she held for two years from 1997 to 1998.

Lahiri's personal life is as successful as her professional one. She is married to Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush, a journalist, and they have two children together. They currently reside in Brooklyn. Lahiri has also been an active member of the literary community, serving as a Vice President of the PEN American Center since 2005. In addition to her writing, she has taught creative writing at Boston University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Lahiri's work often focuses on the lives of Indian-Americans, particularly Bengalis. Her debut collection, "Interpreter of Maladies," was an international bestseller and won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Her first novel, "The Namesake," was also critically acclaimed. Her work has been translated into numerous languages and she has received numerous accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and induction into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Namesake 2003
2 The Lowland 2013
3 Whereabouts 2021
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Hell-Heaven 2004
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 In Other Words 2015
2 The Clothing of Books 2016
3 Translating Myself and Others 2022
Collections
# Title Year
1 Interpreter of Maladies 1999
2 Unaccustomed Earth 2008
3 Roman Stories 2023
Jhumpa Lahiri Anthologies
# Title Year
1 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 2000
2 Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World 2004
3 The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles 2004
4 The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories 2004
5 Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules 2005
6 12 Short Stories and Their Making: An Anthology with Interviews 2005
7 The New Granta Book of the American Short Story 2007
8 One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories 2009
9 Selected Shorts: New American Stories 2011
10 The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories 2019