Lahiri waxay ku soo barbaartay Kingston, Rhode Island, halkaas oo aabeheed Amar Lahiri ka shaqeeyo maktabad ahaan Jaamacadda Rhode Island; wuxuu aasaas u yahay halyeeyga "The Third and Final Continent", sheekada oo soo gabagabeysa Tarjumaadda Maladies. Lahiri hooyadeed waxay rabtay in carruurteedu ay ku koraan iyagoo garanaya dhaxalkooda Bengali, qoyskeeduna waxay inta badan booqdeen Calcutta (hadda Kolkata). Markii ay bilaabeen xanaanada carruurta ee London, Lahiri macalinkeeda Rhode Island wuxuu ugu yeeray magaceeda Jhumpa, Jhumpa waxay ahayd inay ku dhalato Mareykanka. Lahiri waxay isu aragtay inay tahay Mareykan waxayna tiri, "Anigu halkan kuma dhalan, laakiin sidoo kale waan ahaan lahaa". (116 Markii Lahiri ku soo kortay Kingston, Rhode Island, halkaas oo aabeheed Amar Lahiri ka shaqeeyo maktabad ahaan Jaamacadda Rhode Island; wuxuu aasaas u yahay halyeeyga sheekada "The Third and Final Continent", sheekada ay ku soo gabagabeysay Tarjumaadda Maladi
Sanadkii 1989