Jhumpa Lahiri (Novelist ) was born in London, England on a Tuesday, July 11, 1967 🎈. Jhumpa Lahiri is 57 years old. She is a Cancer ♋ and was born in the Year of the Goat 🐐.
Fiction author who was awarded the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for her debut collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies. Her first novel, The Namesake, was adapted into a highly successful 2007 film starring Kal Penn and Irrfan Khan.
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| FULL NAME: | Nilanjana Sudheshna Lahiri |
| BIRTH DATE: | July 11, 1967 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | London, England |
| AGE: | 57 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Asian/Indian |
| ZODIAC: | Cancer |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Goat |
About
Jhumpa Lahiri is a Novelist. Jhumpa was born in the 1960s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
She was born in London to Indian immigrant parents; but spent her childhood in the United States. She married Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush in 2001; they share a daughter named Noor and a son named Octavio. Find out who is Jhumpa Lahiri dating right now.
She earned a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Boston University. Early in her literary career, she was a recipient of the prestigious O. Henry Award.
DID YOU KNOW Her second short story collection, Unaccustomed Earth, reached the coveted #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list.
FACT She was appointed to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities by Barack Obama.
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Birthday
Currently, Jhumpa Lahiri is 57 years old. Her next birthday is away. Jhumpa will celebrate her 58th birthday on a Tuesday, July 11th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on July 11, 1967. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Jhumpa Lahiri’s zodiac sign is Cancer. People born between the dates of June 21st and July 22nd belong to the fourth sign in the zodiac, Cancer. Cancer are known for being loyal, hyper emotional, caring, and intuitive. On the bad side, Cancers can be overly sensitive, moody, and vindictive. Taurus & Pisces are the most compatible signs for Cancers.
Famous Cancer celebrities are Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Lionel Messi, Kevin Hart, Khloe Kardashian, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and King Bach. Cancer ruling planet is Moon. Astrologically, Moon represents your emotional side, your feelings, intuition and memories.
Jhumpa Lahiri was born in the Year of the Goat. Goat symbolizes pureness and preciousness in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Goat are intelligent, creative, charming, compassionate, and gentle. They can also sometimes be unorganized, lazy, pessimistic, insecure, indecisive, anxious, and gullible.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Jhumpa Lahiri is a 57 years old Novelist, born in July, in the Year of the Goat (1967), and is a Cancer. Her life path number is 5. Jhumpa’s birthstone is Ruby, and her birth flower is Larkspur. You may also check out all famous birthdays in July or specifically birthdays on July 11.
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