...that in spite of living in a mansion an American is not … - Jhumpa Lahiri

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...that in spite of living in a mansion an American is not above wearing a pair of secondhand pants, bought for fifty cents.

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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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...that in spite of living in a mansion an American is not above wearing a pair of secondhand pants, bought for fifty cents. - Jhumpa Lahiri

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