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She received a B.A. in English literature from Barnard College in 1989, and a M.A. in English, a M.A. in Creative Writing, a M.A. in Comparative Studies in Literature and the Arts, and a Ph.D. in Renaissance Studies from Boston University. <a class="showlessmore_link" id="u_e427d_showmore" onclick="truncate_show('u_e427d')" >show more</a><span class="hideme" id="u_e427d"> Lahiri taught creative writing at Boston University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Her debut work, Interpreter of Maladies, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2000. She has also won the PEN/Hemmingway Award, an O. Henry Award, The New Yorker's best debut of the year award, and an Addison Metcalf award. Her other works include The Namesake, which was made into a movie in 2007, Unaccustomed Earth, and The Lowland, which won 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. (Bowker Author Biography)</span> <a class="hideme showlessmore_link" id="u_e427d_showless" onclick="truncate_show('u_e427d')" >show less</a></div><div class="author_aka tinytext"><p class="alsoknownas">Includes the names: <span id="u_535fa4f8" class="lt_itemlist"><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/jhumpa&norefer=2">Jhumpa</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/jumpalahiri&norefer=2">Jumpa Lahiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirijumpa&norefer=2">Jumpa Lahiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lairejhumpa&norefer=2">Jhumpa Laire</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lhirijhumpa&norefer=2">JHUMPA LHIRI</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirihjumpa&norefer=2">HJUMPA LAHIRI</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirijhumba&norefer=2">Jhumba Lahiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirijumpha&norefer=2">jumpha lahiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirajhumpa&norefer=2">Jhumpa Lahira</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/jahirijhumpa&norefer=2">Jhumpa Jahiri</a></span><span id="u_564ccb17" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 20" >, <span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/laharijhumpa&norefer=2">Jhumpa Lahari</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/jhumpalabiri&norefer=2">Jhumpa Labiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/jhumpalahiri&norefer=2">Jhumpa Lahiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirjhumpa&norefer=2">Jhumpa Lahiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirirjhumpa&norefer=2">Jhumpa Lahirir</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/jhumpalhiri&norefer=2">Jhumpa Lаhiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/1060309006&norefer=2">ジュンパラヒリ</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/2175769430&norefer=2">ジュンパ・ラヒリ</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirijhumpalahirijh&norefer=2">Jhumpa Lahiri Jhumpa Lahiri</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/lahirijhumpajhumpala&norefer=2">Jhumpa; Jhumpa Lahiri Lahiri</a></span></span></span></p></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_mainworks" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_0dbd" data-caret-id="tdc_u_0dbd" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_6597" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("mainworks", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="mainworks" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_0dbd" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Works by Jhumpa Lahiri</h2><span id="tdh_u_6597" ><a name="mainworks"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" id="recent_pillbox" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('lahirijhumpa', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Popular</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('lahirijhumpa', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Recent</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="worklist"><div id="u_ece439e9" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/3015" data-workid="3015" data-title="The-Namesake" class="" >The Namesake</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> <span class="copies note">12,585 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 321 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8509221" data-workid="8509221" data-title="Interpreter-of-Maladies-Stories" class="" >Interpreter of Maladies: Stories</a> <span class="date">(1999)</span> <span class="copies note">12,392 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 268 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> <span class="copies note">5,693 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 200 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" class="" >The Lowland</a> <span class="date">(2013)</span> <span class="copies note">3,406 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 178 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15855370" data-workid="15855370" data-title="In-Other-Words" class="" >In Other Words</a> <span class="date">(2013)</span> <span class="copies note">783 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 47 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/22278901" data-workid="22278901" data-title="Whereabouts" class="" >Whereabouts</a> <span class="date">(2018)</span> <span class="copies note">776 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 49 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18440177" data-workid="18440177" data-title="The-Clothing-of-Books" class="" >The Clothing of Books</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> <span class="copies note">265 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 13 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30221819" data-workid="30221819" data-title="Roman-Stories" class="" >Roman Stories</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">249 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 7 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/22974594" data-workid="22974594" data-title="The-Penguin-Book-of-Italian-Short-Stories" class="" >The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> — Editor — <span class="copies note">153 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 3 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/27846632" data-workid="27846632" data-title="Translating-Myself-and-Others" class="" >Translating Myself and Others</a> <span class="date">(2022)</span> <span class="copies note">110 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 3 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12991618" data-workid="12991618" data-title="Interpreter-of-Maladies-%25252F-The-Namesake" class="" >Interpreter of Maladies / The Namesake</a> <span class="date">(2010)</span> <span class="copies note">67 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15700927" data-workid="15700927" data-title="The-Namesake-Moviebook" class="" >The Namesake: Moviebook</a> <span class="date">(2006)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">24 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/9032023" data-workid="9032023" data-title="Hell-Heaven-%7Bshort-story%7D" class="" >Hell-Heaven {short story}</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> <span class="copies note">14 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18333702" data-workid="18333702" data-title="Brotherly-Love-%7Bstory%7D" class="" >Brotherly Love {story}</a> <span class="copies note">9 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30470895" data-workid="30470895" data-title="Romeinse-verhalen" class="" >Romeinse verhalen</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">9 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div id="u_7f2dacf7" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 42" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15244913" data-workid="15244913" data-title="A-Temporary-Matter-%7Bstory%7D" class="" >A Temporary Matter {story}</a> <span class="copies note">7 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/10212057" data-workid="10212057" data-title="The-Third-and-Final-Continent-%7Bshort-story%7D" class="" >The Third and Final Continent {short story}</a> <span class="copies note">5 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/31757571" data-workid="31757571" data-title="Racconti-romani" class="" >Racconti romani</a> <span class="date">(2022)</span> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/24111805" data-workid="24111805" data-title="Racconti-italiani-scelti-e-introdotti-da-Jhumpa-Lahiri-Italian-Edition" class="" >Racconti italiani scelti e introdotti da Jhumpa Lahiri (Italian Edition)</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18497996" data-workid="18497996" data-title="Years-End-%7Bstory%7D" class="" >Year's End {story}</a> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/21992354" data-workid="21992354" data-title="Only-goodness-%7Bstory%7D" class="" >Only goodness {story}</a> <span class="date">(2013)</span> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30219673" data-workid="30219673" data-title="Cuentos-romanos-Narrativa" class="" >Cuentos romanos (Narrativa)</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">3 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18497995" data-workid="18497995" data-title="Improvisations-Rice" class="" >Improvisations: Rice</a> <span class="copies note">3 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18497994" data-workid="18497994" data-title="Reflections-Notes-from-a-Literary-Apprenticeship" class="" >Reflections: Notes from a Literary Apprenticeship</a> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/31911745" data-workid="31911745" data-title="Das-Wiedersehen-R%C3%B6mische-Geschichten-%7C-%C2%ABLahiris-Stimme-ist-au%C3%9Fergew%C3%B6hnlich%21%C2%BB-Salman-Rushdie-German-Edition" class="" >Das Wiedersehen: Römische Geschichten | «Lahiris Stimme ist außergewöhnlich!» Salman Rushdie (German Edition)</a> <span class="date">(2024)</span> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/14839824" data-workid="14839824" data-title="This-Blessed-House-%7Bstory%7D" class="" >This Blessed House {story}</a> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/33110172" data-workid="33110172" data-title="Bone-Into-Stone" class="" >Bone Into Stone</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/33068027" data-workid="33068027" data-title="Prebivali%C5%A1ta" class="" >Prebivališta</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/33029184" data-workid="33029184" data-title="%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%98%D7%95%D7%91" class="" >השם הטוב</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32428846" data-workid="32428846" data-title="IL-QUADERNO-DI-NERINA" class="" >IL QUADERNO DI NERINA</a> <span class="date">(2021)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32245068" data-workid="32245068" data-title="%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%A2-%D7%9C%D7%90-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%AA" class="" >קרקע לא מוכרת</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32187740" data-workid="32187740" data-title="El-atuendo-de-los-libros" class="" >El atuendo de los libros</a> <span class="date">(2022)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30340351" data-workid="30340351" data-title="Nova-zemlja" class="" >Nova zemlja</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30737847" data-workid="30737847" data-title="awapna-yathra" class="" >awapna yathra</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/17661437" data-workid="17661437" data-title="Sacred-Games" class="" >Sacred Games</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/28486989" data-workid="28486989" data-title="Dert-Yorumcusu" class="" >Dert Yorumcusu</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/28478113" data-workid="28478113" data-title="diermineas-astheneion-%25252F-delta-iota-epsilon-rho-mu-eta-nu-%CE%AD-alpha-sigmaf-alpha-sigma-theta-epsilon-nu-epsilon-iota-%CF%8E-nu" class="" >diermineas astheneion / διερμηνέα&sigmaf;…</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/10209661" data-workid="10209661" data-title="Nobodys-Business-%7Bstory%7D" class="" >Nobody's Business {story}</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/27690651" data-workid="27690651" data-title="Bendravardis-%5Bromanas%5D" class="" >Bendravardis: [romanas]</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/24599225" data-workid="24599225" data-title="Lahiri-Jhumpa-Archive" class="" >Lahiri, Jhumpa Archive</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18497997" data-workid="18497997" data-title="Sexy-%7Bshort-story%7D" class="" >Sexy {short story}</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/29183145" data-workid="29183145" data-title="Tuma%C4%8D-bolesti" class="" >Tumač bolesti</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="Work Explorer " value="Work Explorer " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/lahirijhumpa/workexplorer" ><span class="btntxt">Work Explorer <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_alsoby" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_d626" data-caret-id="tdc_u_d626" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_4016" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("alsoby", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="alsoby" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_d626" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Associated Works</h2><span id="tdh_u_4016" ><a name="alsoby"></a><div class="worklist"><div id="u_3c47c8e8" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/44123" data-workid="44123" data-title="The-Divine-Comedy" class="" >The Divine Comedy</a> <span class="date">(1308)</span> — Introduction, some editions — <span class="copies note">23,022 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 190 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12823" data-workid="12823" data-title="Children-Playing-Before-a-Statue-of-Hercules" class="" >Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">1,241 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 15 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/42194" data-workid="42194" data-title="Malgudi-Days" class="" >Malgudi Days</a> <span class="date">(1943)</span> — Introduction, some editions — <span class="copies note">1,039 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 19 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8106" data-workid="8106" data-title="The-Best-American-Nonrequired-Reading-2005" class="" >The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">622 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 5 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/5545422" data-workid="5545422" data-title="State-by-State-A-Panoramic-Portrait-of-America" class="" >State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">522 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 12 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/49554" data-workid="49554" data-title="The-Best-American-Short-Stories-2002" class="" >The Best American Short Stories 2002</a> <span class="date">(2002)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">476 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/5050" data-workid="5050" data-title="The-Best-American-Short-Stories-1999" class="" >The Best American Short Stories 1999</a> <span class="date">(1999)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">462 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/72856" data-workid="72856" data-title="The-Best-American-Short-Stories-2000" class="" >The Best American Short Stories 2000</a> <span class="date">(2000)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">400 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/19264725" data-workid="19264725" data-title="Ties" class="" >Ties</a> <span class="date">(2014)</span> — Translator, some editions — <span class="copies note">334 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 21 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/16054477" data-workid="16054477" data-title="100-Years-of-the-Best-American-Short-Stories" class="" >100 Years of the Best American Short Stories</a> <span class="date">(2015)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">302 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 3 reviews</span></div><div id="u_2f710435" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 33" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/4749537" data-workid="4749537" data-title="Forbidden-Notebook" class="" >Forbidden Notebook</a> <span class="date">(1952)</span> — Foreword, some editions — <span class="copies note">301 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 8 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/170866" data-workid="170866" data-title="The-Anchor-Book-of-New-American-Short-Stories" class="" >The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories</a> <span class="date">(2004)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">271 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 9 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/4406404" data-workid="4406404" data-title="The-New-Granta-Book-of-the-American-Short-Story" class="" >The New Granta Book of the American Short Story</a> <span class="date">(2007)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">219 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/20854940" data-workid="20854940" data-title="Trick" class="" >Trick</a> <span class="date">(2016)</span> — Translator, some editions — <span class="copies note">177 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 9 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/6442192" data-workid="6442192" data-title="The-Ecco-Anthology-of-Contemporary-American-Short-Fiction" class="" >The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">129 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8309936" data-workid="8309936" data-title="One-World-A-Global-Anthology-of-Short-Stories" class="" >One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">103 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/378253" data-workid="378253" data-title="Story-Wallah-Short-Fiction-from-South-Asian-Writers" class="" >Story-Wallah: Short Fiction from South Asian Writers</a> <span class="date">(2004)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">101 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/26387226" data-workid="26387226" data-title="Trust" class="" >Trust</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> — Translator, some editions — <span class="copies note">96 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 3 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/330633" data-workid="330633" data-title="Charlie-Chan-Is-Dead-2-At-Home-in-the-World-An-Anthology-of-Contemporary-Asian-American-Fiction" class="" >Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian-American Fiction</a> <span class="date">(2004)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">90 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/25372827" data-workid="25372827" 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data-fieldtype="31" class="" >Lahiri, Nilanjana Sudeshna</a></dd><dt>Birthdate</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=8&exact=1&type=2&q=1967-07-11" data-fieldtype="8" class="" >1967-07-11</a></dd><dt>Gender</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=5&exact=1&type=2&q=female" data-fieldtype="5" class="" >female</a></dd><dt>Nationality</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=18&exact=1&type=2&q=UK" data-fieldtype="18" class="" >UK</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=18&exact=1&type=2&q=USA" data-fieldtype="18" class="" >USA</a></dd><dt>Birthplace</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/London, England, UK" data-fieldtype="44" class="" >London, England, UK</a></dd><dt>Places of residence</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/Kingston, Rhode Island, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Kingston, Rhode Island, USA</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/Brooklyn, New York, USA" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Brooklyn, New York, USA</a><br><a target="_top" href="/place/Rome, Italy" data-fieldtype="6" class="" >Rome, Italy</a></dd><dt>Education</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=Boston University" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >Boston University (MA - English | MFA - Creative Writing |MA - Comparative Literature | Ph.D | 1997 - Renaissance Studies)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=9&exact=1&type=2&q=Barnard College" data-fieldtype="9" class="" >Barnard College (BA | 1989 - English Literature)</a></dd><dt>Occupations</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=17&exact=1&type=2&q=professor" data-fieldtype="17" class="" >professor (Creative Writing)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=17&exact=1&type=2&q=novelist" data-fieldtype="17" class="" >novelist</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=17&exact=1&type=2&q=short-story writer" data-fieldtype="17" class="" >short-story writer</a></dd><dt>Relationships</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/author/vourvouliasalberto" data-fieldtype="33" class="" >Vourvoulias, Alberto (husband)</a></dd><dt>Organizations</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=PEN American Center" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >PEN American Center (Vice President)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=Princeton University" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >Princeton University</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=Boston University" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >Boston University</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=Rhode Island School of Design" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >Rhode Island School of Design</a><br><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=10&exact=1&type=2&q=Barnard College" data-fieldtype="10" class="" >Barnard College</a></dd><dt>Awards and honors</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=Pulitzer Prize for Fiction" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2000)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=National Humanities Medal" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >National Humanities Medal (2014)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=O. Henry Award" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >O. Henry Award (1999)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=Addison M. Metcalf Award in Literature" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >Addison M. Metcalf Award in Literature (2000)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=PEN/Hemingway Award" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >PEN/Hemingway Award (1999)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=TransAtlantic Award" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >TransAtlantic Award (Henfield Foundation, 1993)</a> <span id="u_1865f1b2" class="note" >(<a href="#" onclick="$J('#u_1865f1b2, #u_03ae6860').toggleClass('hid');return false;" class="" >show all 12</a>)</span><span id="u_03ae6860" class="hid" ><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=DSC Prize for Literature" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >DSC Prize for Literature (2015)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=PEN/Malamud Award" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >PEN/Malamud Award (2017)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award (2008)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award (2000)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=Asian American Literary Award" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >Asian American Literary Award (2009)</a><br><a target="_top" href="/search.php?searchtype=awards&search=Fine Arts Work Center fellowship" data-fieldtype="4" class="" >Fine Arts Work Center fellowship (Provincetown)</a></span></dd><dt>Agent</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=15&exact=1&type=2&q=Eric Simonoff" data-fieldtype="15" class="" >Eric Simonoff (Janklow & Nesbit Associates)</a></dd><dt>Short biography</dt><dd>Jhumpa Lahiri was born in London and moved to Kingston, Rhode Island with her family when she was 3. She lived for some time in Brooklyn, New York, and in 2012, she, her husband and two children moved to Rome, Italy.</dd></dl></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_members" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_31cd" data-caret-id="tdc_u_31cd" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_2d4a" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("members", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="members" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_31cd" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Members</h2><span id="tdh_u_2d4a" ><a name="members"></a><div id="newauthor_members"></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_discussions" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_05af" data-caret-id="tdc_u_05af" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_0488" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("discussions", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="discussions" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_05af" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Discussions</h2><span id="tdh_u_0488" ><a name="discussions"></a><div id="u_81f94884" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><i class="fa-solid fa-messages dormant"></i> <a href="/topic/337420">March 2022: Jhumpa Lahiri</a> in Monthly Author Reads <span class="note">(April 2022)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><i class="fa-solid fa-messages dormant"></i> <a href="/topic/250088">Interpreter of Maladies: Introduce yourself!</a> in One LibraryThing, One Book <span class="note">(March 2017)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><i class="fa-solid fa-messages dormant"></i> <a href="/topic/246015">Welcome! Book club week 1 (Jan82017)</a> in Madam Irma Pince's Library Book Club <span class="note">(January 2017)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><i class="fa-solid fa-messages dormant"></i> <a href="/topic/156985">2013 Booker longlist: The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri</a> in Booker Prize <span class="note">(October 2013)</span></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_reviews" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_fdca" data-caret-id="tdc_u_fdca" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_df68" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("reviews", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="reviews" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_fdca" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Reviews</h2><span id="tdh_u_df68" ><a name="reviews"></a><input type="hidden" id="cache_key" value="u_176da1d0"><div class="brevs_container author_brevs_container "><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275626035" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307265749.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307265749.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307265749.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" class="" >The Lowland</a> by <a href="/author/lahirijhumpa">Jhumpa Lahiri</a></div></div><div class="" >Barack Obama has yet to make a bad recommendation. I already miss having a president who reads. 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href="/list/305/all/Recommend-the-20-best-books-youve-read-in-the-last-five-years">Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years</a> <span class="note">(2)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/44251/all/Books-Read-in-2023">Books Read in 2023</a> <span class="note">(2)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/84/all/The-Immigrants-Stories">The Immigrant's Stories</a> <span class="note">(2)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10143/all/Indian-Diaspora">Indian Diaspora</a> <span class="note">(3)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/20554/all/End-of-Your-Life-Book-Club">End of Your Life Book Club</a> <span class="note">(3)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/9961/all/Most-Popular-Books-Tagged-India">Most Popular Books Tagged India</a> <span class="note">(3)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/823/all/Best-of-World-Literature">Best of World Literature</a> <span class="note">(3)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10067/all/Books-Read-in-2015">Books Read in 2015</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/11215/all/le-donne-raccontano">le donne raccontano</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/12008/all/Phi-Beta-Kappa-reading-list">Phi Beta Kappa reading list</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/20070/all/Stories-featuring-characters-who-are-mathematicians">Stories featuring characters who are mathematicians</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/45120/all/Florida">Florida</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10473/all/Books-Featured-on-Readers-Review-of-the-Diane-Rehm-Show">Books Featured on Readers' Review of the Diane Rehm Show</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10625/all/Books-Read-in-2016">Books Read in 2016</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/9828/all/Booker-Prize">Booker Prize</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/18345/all/50-Books-from-the-Past-50-Years">50 Books from the Past 50 Years</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/45356/all/The-Atlantics-The-Great-American-Novel">The Atlantic's The Great American Novel</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10777/all/First-Novels">First Novels</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10965/all/To-Read">To Read</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10028/all/Top-Five-Books-of-2014">Top Five Books of 2014</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10117/all/American-Lit-for-Eng-11-Research-Project">American Lit for Eng 11 Research Project</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/6949/all/Books-To-Get-From-The-Library">Books To Get From The Library</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/45444/all/2024-Reading-List">2024 Reading List</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/933/all/Translingualism">Translingualism</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10613/all/Top-Five-Books-of-2015">Top Five Books of 2015</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/11809/all/Contemporary-Fiction">Contemporary Fiction</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/141/all/Best-Contemporary-Literary-Fiction-Around-the-Last-30-Years">Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/45702/all/Not-the-NYT-list-of-top-100-21st-century-books">Not the NYT list of top 100 21st century books</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/44220/all/Best-of-2022">Best of 2022</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10741/all/Baileys-Womens-Prize-for-Fiction-Winners-and-Shortlisted-Books">Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Winners and Shortlisted Books</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/20276/all/Top-Five-Books-of-2018">Top Five Books of 2018</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/9870/all/BingoDOG-2015-Challenge">BingoDOG 2015 Challenge</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10144/all/Expand-Your-Reading-Demographics%21">Expand Your Reading Demographics!</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_awards" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_96d6" data-caret-id="tdc_u_96d6" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_88d6" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("awards", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="awards" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_96d6" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Awards</h2><span id="tdh_u_88d6" ><a name="awards"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('lahirijhumpa', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Award</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('lahirijhumpa', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Work</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="card_list" rows="2"><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10255635"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/97/20/97206225ea5c178636f61413551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/253/Booker-Prize" class="" >Booker Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_4ee3bf69" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/253.4.0.2013/Booker-Prize-Shortlist-2013">Shortlist – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218317"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/8a/ec/8aec614bd593499636a67426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/238/National-Book-Award" class="" >National Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_3314c8e7" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/238.5.5.2013/National-Book-Award-Finalist-Fiction-2013">Finalist – Fiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218950"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/7f/ad/7fadff4cf172da4636c47496d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1353/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction" class="" >Women's Prize for Fiction</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_2185ed07" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/1353.4.0.2014/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction-Shortlist-2014">Shortlist – 2014</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3015" data-workid="3015" data-title="The-Namesake" target="_top" class="" >The Namesake</a> (<a href="/award/1353.3.0.2004/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction-Longlist-2004">Longlist – 2004</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218108"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/f8/20/f8201870088a47b6376544a7277424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/11/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1000 Books to Read Before You Die</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_1fd63365" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/8509221" data-workid="8509221" data-title="Interpreter-of-Maladies-Stories" target="_top" class="" >Interpreter of Maladies: Stories</a> (<a href="/award/11.0.0.2018/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die-2018">2018</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218774"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/56/6e/566ea4338d99b4763742b306d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/945/International-Dublin-Literary-Award" class="" >International Dublin Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_6d073881" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/22278901" data-workid="22278901" data-title="Whereabouts" target="_top" class="" >Whereabouts</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2022/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2022">Longlist – 2022</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2015/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2015">Longlist – 2015</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218368"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/4e/4e/4e4e95828789cf36368456e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/297/Publishers-Weeklys-Best-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a2b48c42" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/297.0.5.2008/Publishers-Weeklys-Best-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-2008">Fiction – 2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218176"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/8b/32/8b32135675b49526371384c6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/76/Pulitzer-Prize" class="" >Pulitzer Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_e9f041d6" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/8509221" data-workid="8509221" data-title="Interpreter-of-Maladies-Stories" target="_top" class="" >Interpreter of Maladies: Stories</a> (<a href="/award/76.1.5.2000/Pulitzer-Prize-Winner-Fiction-2000">Winner – Fiction – 2000</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218139"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/26/11/26111114d30683363736b316d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/41/Audie-Award" class="" >Audie Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_b230a60c" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3015" data-workid="3015" data-title="The-Namesake" target="_top" class="" >The Namesake</a> (<a href="/award/41.5.5.2004/Audie-Award-Finalist-Fiction-2004">Finalist – Fiction – 2004</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218360"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d1/7a/d17a73baf06091e6376496d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/283/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize" class="" >Los Angeles Times Book Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_e317c8b2" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3015" data-workid="3015" data-title="The-Namesake" target="_top" class="" >The Namesake</a> (<a href="/award/283.5.5.2003/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize-Finalist-Fiction-2003">Finalist – Fiction – 2003</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/8509221" data-workid="8509221" data-title="Interpreter-of-Maladies-Stories" target="_top" class="" >Interpreter of Maladies: Stories</a> (<a href="/award/283.5.24075.1999/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize-Finalist-First-Fiction-Art-Seidenbaum-Award-1999">Finalist – First Fiction (Art Seidenbaum Award) – 1999</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218314"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/ca/a1/caa110b5d127ab96367472b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/232/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books" class="" >Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_bcccbf64" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/232.0.5.2013/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-Fiction-2013">Fiction – 2013</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/232.0.5.2008/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-Fiction-2008">Fiction – 2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218141"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e1/2e/e12e92176533531636a49426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/43/Notable-Books-List" class="" >Notable Books List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_18d0447b" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/43.0.5.2009/Notable-Books-List-Fiction-2009">Fiction – 2009</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218456"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/11/0a/110acab7a83e7da636a4b4e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/412/Pennsylvania-Young-Readers-Choice-Award" class="" >Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_ec02e977" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3015" data-workid="3015" data-title="The-Namesake" target="_top" class="" >The Namesake</a> (<a href="/award/412.2.1678.2006/Pennsylvania-Young-Readers-Choice-Award-Nominee-Young-Adult-2006">Nominee – Young Adult – 2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218349"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/a6/04/a6042ffecb0eb0a637438356d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/273/The-Morning-News-Tournament-of-Books" class="" >The Morning News Tournament of Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_f262190c" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/273.85.0.2014/The-Morning-News-Tournament-of-Books-Short-List-2014">Short List – 2014</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/273.85.0.2009/The-Morning-News-Tournament-of-Books-Short-List-2009">Short List – 2009</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10442924"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e0/b7/e0b7e94889b90e26374706d3641424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/15142/NPR-Books-We-Love" class="" >NPR: Books We Love</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_20506792" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/30221819" data-workid="30221819" data-title="Roman-Stories" target="_top" class="" >Roman Stories</a> (<a href="/award/15142.0.0.2023/NPR-Books-We-Love-2023">2023</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/15142.0.0.2013/NPR-Books-We-Love-2013">2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218098"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/73/64/736444b9cbbb60363674f2b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/2/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_fc7fc805" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3015" data-workid="3015" data-title="The-Namesake" target="_top" class="" >The Namesake</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.402446/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2008%25252F2012-Edition">402446</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218490"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/c4/93/c4935c5daf301a3636a67316d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/450/Commonwealth-Writers-Prize" class="" >Commonwealth Writers' Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_c6024dbf" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/450.1.4248.2009/Commonwealth-Writers-Prize-Winner-Best-Book-South-Asia-and-Europe-2009">Winner – Best Book, South Asia and Europe – 2009</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218336"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/63/1b/631bc945f9ab9476375534b6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/257/Indies-Choice-Book-Award" class="" >Indies Choice Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_e701cf1d" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/257.6.2504.2009/Indies-Choice-Book-Award-Honor-Book-Adult-Fiction-Honor-Book-2009">Honor Book – Adult Fiction Honor Book – 2009</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218198"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d6/09/d6097ae45036db96369614e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/100/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_8edbd1b2" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/100.0.2245.2013/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-4-2013">Fiction (4) – 2013</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/100.0.2255.2008/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-5-2008">Fiction (5) – 2008</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3015" data-workid="3015" data-title="The-Namesake" target="_top" class="" >The Namesake</a> (<a href="/award/100.0.2250/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-4">Fiction, 4</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218466"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/76/ec/76ece7719e09f1b63674b2b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/423/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book" class="" >Globe and Mail Top 100 Book</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_39b77da0" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15855370" data-workid="15855370" data-title="In-Other-Words" target="_top" class="" >In Other Words</a> (<a href="/award/423.0.8.2016/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book-Nonfiction-2016">Nonfiction – 2016</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/423.0.4198.2013/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book-International-Fiction-2013">International Fiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218116"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/de/23/de23e191915a1586368304a6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/18/Amazon-com-Best-Books" class="" >Amazon.com Best Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_3a340d07" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/18.0.1447.2013/Amazon-com-Best-Books-Literature-fiction-2013">Literature & fiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218859"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/a7/27/a7278ce65d21816637348527077424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1123/Asian%25252FPacific-American-Award-for-Literature" class="" >Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_62f569d4" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/1123.1.3365.2009/Asian%25252FPacific-American-Award-for-Literature-Winner-Adult-Fiction-2009">Winner – Adult Fiction – 2009</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218868"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/64/14/6414cf18e1b1151636768356f67424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1145/PEN%25252FHemingway-Award" class="" >PEN/Hemingway Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_b1a8ac39" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/8509221" data-workid="8509221" data-title="Interpreter-of-Maladies-Stories" target="_top" class="" >Interpreter of Maladies: Stories</a> (<a href="/award/1145.1.0.2000/PEN%25252FHemingway-Award-Winner-2000">Winner – 2000</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218620"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/da/fa/dafaab2de3e174e637148586f51424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/663/Maine-Readers-Choice-Award" class="" >Maine Readers' Choice Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_25b198db" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/663.3.0.2014/Maine-Readers-Choice-Award-Longlist-2014">Longlist – 2014</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218191"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/9c/e3/9ce3edbd4599d7d6372734c6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/94/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >The New York Times Notable Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_20d4d2dd" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/94.0.2234.2008/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-Poetry-2008">Fiction & Poetry – 2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218525"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/a7/b6/a7b6d2cdf9f4ce4637263356d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/500/NPRs-Complete-Holiday-Book-Recommendations" class="" >NPR's Complete Holiday Book Recommendations</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_108b698e" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/500.0.0.2008/NPRs-Complete-Holiday-Book-Recommendations-2008">2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10240197"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/02/79/0279684d9107fdd636874453551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1403/Andrew-Carnegie-Medals-for-Excellence-in-Fiction-and-Nonfiction" class="" >Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_36019b07" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/1403.3.5.2014/Andrew-Carnegie-Medals-for-Excellence-in-Fiction-and-Nonfiction-Longlist-Fiction-2014">Longlist – Fiction – 2014</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218203"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/8b/97/8b970f005bce774636750437377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/104/100-Essential-New-England-Books" class="" >100 Essential New England Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_8bd56fee" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218393"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/c2/f4/c2f4950460540aa636b7a447377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/329/365-Books-by-Women-Authors" class="" >365 Books by Women Authors</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_2ccc5a5c" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218263"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/66/b0/66b0ca885f0d6ef63766f6d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/175/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_e972277a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/30221819" data-workid="30221819" data-title="Roman-Stories" target="_top" class="" >Roman Stories</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.2472.2023/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Short-Fiction-2023">Short Fiction – 2023</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15855370" data-workid="15855370" data-title="In-Other-Words" target="_top" class="" >In Other Words</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.253.2016/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Memoirs-2016">Memoirs – 2016</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.2712.2013/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-General-Fiction-2013">General Fiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218284"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/68/53/6853ae72d0c57466376596d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/202/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_07418a8a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/202.0.2980.2013/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Fiction%25252FPoetry-2013">Fiction/Poetry – 2013</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/202.0.5.2008/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Fiction-2008">Fiction – 2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10219259"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/b3/2c/b32c60b90a6c771636b736a7441424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/2153/Asian-American-Literary-Award" class="" >Asian American Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_42619be4" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/2153.1.0.2009/Asian-American-Literary-Award-Winner-2009">Winner – 2009</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10240650"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/ec/58/ec58c601b63ccd7637276717077424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/361/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Reading-List" class="" >UC Berkeley Summer Reading List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_cc2006a4" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/3015" data-workid="3015" data-title="The-Namesake" target="_top" class="" >The Namesake</a> (<a href="/award/361.0.0.2021/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Reading-List-2021">2021</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218192"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/c3/c5/c3c5178677a172663736b4c6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/95/The-New-York-Times-Best-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >The New York Times Best Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_7f476db9" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/95.0.0.2008/The-New-York-Times-Best-Books-of-the-Year-2008">2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1398/Frank-OConnor-International-Short-Story-Award" class="" >Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_0d00d8ab" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/1398.1.0.2008/Frank-OConnor-International-Short-Story-Award-Winner-2008">Winner – 2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218386"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/8f/3b/8f3b8cbd1255658636e64576d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/316/Amazons-Best-Books-of-the-Month" class="" >Amazon's Best Books of the Month</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_d140319a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/316.0.0.171910/Amazons-Best-Books-of-the-Month-September-2013">171910</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10247830"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/c4/d8/c4d8cc75547f216637352683551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/3016/DSC-Prize-for-South-Asian-Literature" class="" >DSC Prize for South Asian Literature</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_32b7fa7b" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/3016.1.0.2015/DSC-Prize-for-South-Asian-Literature-Winner-2015">Winner – 2015</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/2162/The-Story-Prize" class="" >The Story Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_dd02b98b" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/2162.5.0.2008/The-Story-Prize-Finalist-2008">Finalist – 2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div 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src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/49/46/494632016fcb1e26376636d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/229/Christian-Science-Monitor-Best-Book" class="" >Christian Science Monitor Best Book</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_5d0cc30e" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13443124" data-workid="13443124" data-title="The-Lowland" target="_top" class="" >The Lowland</a> (<a href="/award/229.0.5.2013/Christian-Science-Monitor-Best-Book-Fiction-2013">Fiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10568439"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/2e/ec/2eeceea5c4ae0d6636a31593667424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/618/Historical-Novel-Society-Editors-Choice" class="" >Historical Novel Society Editors' 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</div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/307/Village-Voice-Favorite-Books" class="" >Village Voice Favorite Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_52f14f7d" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/2977325" data-workid="2977325" data-title="Unaccustomed-Earth" target="_top" class="" >Unaccustomed Earth</a> (<a href="/award/307.0.0.2008/Village-Voice-Favorite-Books-2008">2008</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10290842"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/07/66/0766fef7549d8cd6375494c3567424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/14074/BookTube-Prize" class="" >BookTube Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_1ac3282d" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/27846632" data-workid="27846632" 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