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Jhumpa Lahiri
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The Namesake: A Novel |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
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304 |
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2004-09-01 |
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0618485228 |
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Mariner Books |
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0.69 pounds |
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5.42 x 8.28 x 0.77 inches |
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Reprint |
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Jhumpa Lahiri's debut story collection, Interpreter of Maladies, took the literary world by storm when it won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000. Fans who flocked to her stories will be captivated by her best-selling first novel, now in paperback for the first time. The Namesake is a finely wrought, deeply moving family drama that illuminates this acclaimed author's signature themes: the immigrant experience, the clash of cultures, the tangled ties between generations. The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into Americans. On the heels of an arranged wedding, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Ashoke does his best to adapt while his wife pines for home. When their son, Gogol, is born, the task of naming him betrays their hope of respecting old ways in a new world. And we watch as Gogol stumbles along the first-generation path, strewn with conflicting loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs. With empathy and penetrating insight, Lahiri explores the expectations bestowed on us by our parents and the means by which we come to define who we are. |
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Meghan (USA: NJ) (2007/08/23):
Great book. Jhumpa Lahiri is definitely an author to read.
Carly (USA: NY) (2007/11/21):
She is a fabulous writer. Very engaging.
Yaya Marzuki (Indonesia) (2008/06/05):
The story is too long, in Indonesia we call it "bertele-tele/dragging."
In fact, I hate Gogol the main character here. I think he's very unappreciative toward his parents by changing his name..just because he hates the sound of it. However, my heart goes to his parents, Ashima and Ashoke. I can't put it into words, they seem so hopelessly innocent in the foreign country.
Sorry to say I feel like wanting to slap Gogol's wife's face for her infedility. Hate her!
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