Quote by: Jhumpa Lahiri

It didn't matter that I wore clothes from Sears; I was still different. I looked different. My name was different. I wanted to pull away from the things that marked my parents as being different.


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Author Bio


  • NameJhumpa Lahiri
  • DescriptionShort story writer, novelist
  • BornJuly 11, 1967
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist; Writer
  • WorksInterpreter Of Maladies; The Namesake
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Pulitzer Prize For Fiction; O. Henry Award