Abstract:
Jhumpa Lahiri is one of the finest short story writers I have read. She is the kind who makes people to finish a book in one setting. Because her story make to know the main theme and ending. She is a dazzling storyteller with a voice , an eye for nuance ,an ear for irony. was bom in London, England in 1967.She is the daughter of Bengali Indian. Her family moved to the United States when she was three. Lahiri considers American. Lahiri grew up in Kingston, Rhode Island, where her father worked at the University of Rhode Island; the protagonist of Lahiri's story "The Final Continent" is based on her father. Lahiri's mother wanted her children to knowing of their Bengali heritage, and her family often visited relatives in India. Lahiri received multiple degrees from Boston University: an M.A. in English, an creative writing, an M.A. in Comparative Literature and a Ph.D. in Renaissance took up a fellowship at Provincetown's Fine Arts Work Center, which lasted two years (1997-1998). Lahiri taught creative writing at Boston University Island School of Design.
Description:
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh