Facts about Lahiri

1. Her first Novel book was called “The Namesake”

2. She is a daughter of a Bengali Indian Immigrant

3. She earned a master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Boston University.

4. Fiction author who was awarded the 2000 Pulitzer Prize

5. When she was 2, her family migrated to United States

6. Born on July 11, 1967, in London

7. She considers herself more of an American

8. Lahiri felt ambivalent about her Indian heritage.

9. She received her early education from South Kingstown High School

10. She is a member of the PEN American Center