Jhumpa Lahiri – an Indian-American author, best known for «Interpreter of Maladies» and «The Namesake», winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Her work explores immigrant lives, identity, and cultural dislocation. She also writes in Italian and teaches at Princeton University.
✨ Born in London, raised in the US in a Bengali family. 📖 Her debut collection earned her the Pulitzer at 32. 🎓 Holds multiple degrees from Boston University. 📚 «The Namesake» was adapted into a film by Mira Nair. 🖊️ Moved to Rome in the 2010s to write exclusively in Italian. 📖 Her book «In Other Words» was a bilingual experiment. 🏆 Awarded the US National Humanities Medal. 🌍 Her works have been translated into more than 30 languages. 📖 Often portrays life caught “between two worlds.” ☕ Enjoys writing in cafés, surrounded by voices. 😄 Once joked that her kids speak Italian better than she does.