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I always think first about the nature of the story. When I had the idea for 'The Namesake,' I felt that it had to be a novel - it couldn't work as a story.


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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