Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri Is The Author Of Four Works Of Fiction: Interpreter Of Maladies, The Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth And, Most Recently, The Lowland. A Recipient Of The Pulitzer Prize, A Pen/Hemingway Award, The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award And A Guggenheim Fellowship, She Was Inducted Into The American Academy Of Arts And Letters In 2012. Jhumpa Lahiri Was Born In London And Raised In Rhode Island. Her Debut, Internationally-Bestselling Collection, Interpreter Of Maladies, Won The Pulitzer Prize For Fiction, The Pen/Hemingway Award, The New Yorker Debut Of The Year Award, An American Academy Of Arts And Letters Addison Metcalf Award, And A Nomination For The Los Angeles Times Book Prize. It Was Translated Into Twenty-Nine Languages. Her First Novel, The Namesake, Was A New York Times Notable Book, A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist, And Selected As One Of The Best Books Of The Year By Usa Today And Entertainment Weekly, Among Other Publications. Her Second Collection, Unaccustomed Earth, Was A #1 New York Times Bestseller; Named A Best Book Of The Year By The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, And The Los Angeles Times, Among Others; And The Recipient Of The Frank Oconnor International Short Story Award. Lahiri Was Awarded A Guggenheim Fellowship In 2002 And Inducted Into The American Academy Of Arts And Letters In 2012. Mira Nair (Born 15 October 1957) Is An Indian Filmmaker Based In New York. Her Production Company, Mirabai Films, Specializes In Films For International Audiences On Indian Society, Whether In The Economic, Social Or Cultural Spheres. Among Her Best Known Films Are Mississippi Masala, The Namesake, The Golden Lion-Winning Monsoon Wedding And Salaam Bombay!, Which Was Nominated For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film. Bio From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
