If I want to understand what moves me, what confuses me, wh… - Jhumpa Lahiri

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If I want to understand what moves me, what confuses me, what pains me — everything that makes me react, in short — I have to put it into words.

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Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri (born July 11, 1967) is an Indian-American novelist, short story writer, and Pulitzer Prize winner.

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Birth Name: Nilanjana Sudeshna

Native Name: ঝুম্পা লাহিড়ী

Alternative Names: Jūmpā Lāhīrī • Nilanjana Svadeshna Lahiri • Nilanjana Sudeshna Lahiri • Jhumba Lahiri

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If I want to understand what moves me, what confuses me, what pains me — everything that makes me react, in short — I have to put it into words. - Jhumpa Lahiri

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