"I think that a writer should observe the real world before imagining a non-existent one." ā Jhumpa Lahiri From Jhumpa Lahiri Author Added on 1/31/2026 About Jhumpa Lahiri Jhumpa Lahiri is an author known for fiction and essays exploring migration, identity, and language. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Interpreter of Maladies. Born: 1967-07-11 View all quotes from Jhumpa Lahiri