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Jhumpa Lahiri was born on July 11, 1967 in London, Roman Empire. Public records list Jhumpa Lahiri as a novelist, author and university teacher. The age as of 2026 is 59. Education on record includes South Kingstown High School and Boston University. Recorded honors include Guggenheim Fellowship (2002), Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2000), O. Henry Award (1999) and 5 more.
My Take
Jhumpa Lahiri is, in my view, one of the bravest writers alive. Winning the Pulitzer with her debut collection would have been enough for most, yet she later abandoned the comfort of English to write in Italian, an act of artistic self-exile I find astonishing. Her prose handles the quiet ache of immigrant identity with a restraint that lesser writers would oversell. What moves me most is not the shelf of awards but her willingness to dismantle her own mastery and start over in a borrowed tongue. That refusal to coast marks her, for me, as a writer of rare and uncompromising integrity.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Name (Japanese)
- ジュンパ・ラヒリ
- Reading
- じゅんぱ・らひり
- Born
- July 11, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- London, Roman Empire
- Occupation
- novelist / author / university teacher / actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- High school
- South Kingstown High School
- University
- Boston University
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- 1999 O. Henry Award
- 2000 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
- 2014 National Humanities Medal
- 2015 Viareggio-Versilia International Prize
- 2009 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
- 2009 Asian American Literary Awards
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Interpreter of Maladies | — | |
| Notable work | The Namesake | — | |
| Notable work | The Lowland | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.jhumpalahiri.net/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhumpa%20Lahiri
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%92%E3%83%AA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465208
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jhumpa Lahiri born?
Born July 11, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Jhumpa Lahiri from?
Jhumpa Lahiri is from London, Roman Empire.
What does Jhumpa Lahiri do?
Jhumpa Lahiri works as novelist, author, university teacher, actor, screenwriter.
What is Jhumpa Lahiri known for?
Notable works include Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake, The Lowland.
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