Inspirational
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Pet names are a persistant remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people.
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Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri was born in London in 1967 to Bengali parents.
* She grew up in Rhode Island and studied English and comparative literature at Barnard College.
* After graduating, she earned a master's degree in creative writing from Boston University.
* Her debut short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies, was published in 1999 and won the Pulitzer Prize.
* Her second collection, The Namesake, was published in 2003 and was adapted into a film in 2007.
* Her first novel, The Lowland, was published in 2013.
* She has also published a book of essays, Unaccustomed Earth, and a novel in Italian, Dove mi trovo.
* Lahiri is a professor of creative writing at Princeton University.
* She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and the PEN/Malamud Award.
* She grew up in Rhode Island and studied English and comparative literature at Barnard College.
* After graduating, she earned a master's degree in creative writing from Boston University.
* Her debut short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies, was published in 1999 and won the Pulitzer Prize.
* Her second collection, The Namesake, was published in 2003 and was adapted into a film in 2007.
* Her first novel, The Lowland, was published in 2013.
* She has also published a book of essays, Unaccustomed Earth, and a novel in Italian, Dove mi trovo.
* Lahiri is a professor of creative writing at Princeton University.
* She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and the PEN/Malamud Award.
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That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.
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