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She received the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for \u003ci\u003eInterpreter of Maladies\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut story collection. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lowland, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a finalist for both the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Award in fiction. Since 2015, Lahiri has been writing fiction, essays, and poetry in Italian: \u003ci\u003eIn Altre Parole\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eIl Vestito dei libri\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Clothing of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eDove mi trovo \u003c\/i\u003e(self-translated as \u003ci\u003eWhereabouts\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eIl quaderno di Nerina\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRacconti romani\u003c\/i\u003e. 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