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LAHIRI photo and catalog linkJhumpa Lahiri

 

Ohio Theatre • 5.11.10 • 7:30 PM

 

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Jhumpa Lahiri is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies,
and the critically acclaimed novel, The Namesake,
an international bestseller.   Lahiri’s second collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth, debuted at #1 on The New York Times bestseller list and earned the author the prestigious
2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book.

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Jhumpa Lahiri Reception

Tuesday, May 11    /    5:30-7:00 PM

United Way of Greater Cleveland Board Room, 1331 Euclid Av. (near the theatre) 

Join the author at this intimate pre-event reception! 
All proceeds go the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation.

Donation: $95 (if you already have ticket) or $125 (for reception and event ticket)

To reserve your spot, contact Sanjiv Kapur via email or by calling 216-586-7114.


Books by Lahiri  


Websites - Jhumpa Lahiri


 

JhumpaLahiri
Author's homepage and a good starting point.

 

Strained Connections in ‘Unaccustomed Earth’
A little of everything from National Public Radio–  recorded reading, book excerpt, and links to numerous NPR stories and interviews of Lahiri.

 

The Namesake: A Conversation Between Mira Nair and Jhumpa Lahiri
Interspersed with stirring clips from the movie, Director Mira Nair discusses both movie and book with the author on YouTube.  (Video)


 

My Two Lives 
From Newsweek, Lahiri in her own words about growing up “Indian-American.”


 

Jhumpa Lahiri 
From The Atlantic, Lahiri talks about her newest book, her favorite authors, and the effects of marriage and children on her writing. 

 

Wonder Bread and Curry: Mingling Cultures, Conflicted Hearts
The New York Times review of Unaccustomed Earth, Lahiri's most recent collection of short stories. 

 

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Books by Jhumpa Lahiri

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INTERPRETER OF MALADIES 

1999

Stories about Indians in India and America. The story, A Temporary Matter, is on mixed marriage, Mrs. Sen's is on the adaptation of an immigrant to the U.S., and in the title story an interpreter guides an American family through the India of its ancestors.  Pulitzer Prize Winner

Also in CD bookLarge PrintPBK 

 

 

Book cover and catalog linkTHE NAMESAKE 

2003

A portrait of the immigrant experience follows the Ganguli family from their traditional life in India through their arrival in Massachusetts in the late 1960s and their difficult melding into an American way of life.  
2006 Feature Film 

Also in CD bookLarge PrintPBK, Cassette bookDiscussion Set 

 


 

Book cover and catalog link
UNACCUSTOMED EARTH

2008

Eight stories that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heart of family life.

Also in CD bookLarge PrintPBK, eAudioBook,  eBook

 

 

 

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