Sara Suleri was born in Pakistan to a Welsh mother and a Pakistani father. Her early education was in London and Lahore. She earned a B.A. at Kinnaird College in Lahore, a M.A. at Punjab University, and a PhD from Indiana University. She taught at Williams College for two years before she began teaching at Yale, where she remained for the rest of her career. Her accomplishments include working as a founding editor of the *Yale Journal of Criticism*, in addition to her books.