Jhumpa Lahiri

  • "The Namesake"

    This sweet, but not cloying, adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's delicate novel brings us some wonderful moments.
  • Toronto Film Festival

    Christopher Guest takes on Hollywood's Oscar obsession in the nutty "For Your Consideration." Plus: Mira Nair adapts Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake."
  • "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

    The first novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of "Interpreter of Maladies" about a second-generation Indian-American immigrant who begins to feel the strong pull of his heritage and destiny.
  • Do not disturb

    The author of "Interpreter of Maladies" checks in with great fiction about hotels.
  • Writer beware

    Publishing that first novel often brings more terrors than thrills.
  • "Interpreter of Maladies"

    In a stunning debut collection about Asians in America, an author casts an empathetic eye on assimilation.
  • Letters to the Editor

    Tom Cruise is sexy to everyone, not just gays; doctors have become cogs in the health care machine.
  • The write time

    One classmate is on her way to literary fame, anointed by the New Yorker; the other's on her way to the grocery store.

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