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Also Known As Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri
Born July 11, 1967 (age 57) • London • England
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “Dove mi trovo” • “In Other Words” • “Interpreter of Maladies” • “The Namesake” • “The Lowland” • “Translating Myself and Others” • “Unaccustomed Earth”

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