Jhumpa Lahiri

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Author chronicles her linguistic transformation and self-discovery through learning Italian language

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Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri

American author of Indian descent whose fiction explores immigrant identity, cultural displacement, and quiet domestic tragedy. The Interpreter of Maladies won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000. Her later work, written in Italian, reflects her ongoing reinvention as a literary artist.

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