The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 2004 Trade Paperback Indian Literature Fiction

Description: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri 2004 Trade Paperback Indian Literature Fiction "Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies established this young writer as one the most brilliant of her generation. Her stories are one of the very few debut works -- and only a handful of collections -- to have won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Among the many other awards and honors it received were the New Yorker Debut of the Year award, the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the highest critical praise for its grace, acuity, and compassion in detailing lives transported from India to America.In The Namesake, Lahiri enriches the themes that made her collection an international bestseller: the immigrant experience, the clash of cultures, the conflicts of assimilation, and, most poignantly, the tangled ties between generations. Here again Lahiri displays her deft touch for the perfect detail — the fleeting moment, the turn of phrase — that opens whole worlds of emotion.The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into Americans. On the heels of their arranged wedding, Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli settle together in Cambridge, Massachusetts. An engineer by training, Ashoke adapts far less warily than his wife, who resists all things American and pines for her family. When their son is born, the task of naming him betrays the vexed results of bringing old ways to the new world. Named for a Russian writer by his Indian parents in memory of a catastrophe years before, Gogol Ganguli knows only that he suffers the burden of his heritage as well as his odd, antic name.Lahiri brings great empathy to Gogol as he stumbles along the first-generation path, strewn with conflicting loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs. With penetrating insight, she reveals not only the defining power of the names and expectations bestowed upon us by our parents, but also the means by which we slowly, sometimes painfully, come to define ourselves." *Please look over pictures and description to ensure you are purchasing the correct edition. All books will have any issues listed in pictures and condition description* Shipping Policy: We will ship your items out within 24 hours of purchase. All orders will be shipped through USPS Media Mail. We try to use recycled materials whenever possible. The first item has a flat rate shipping charge of $5.00. Any amount over 1 item will have free shipping. Orders of multiple items will be shipped together. All orders will have a tracking number provided. Return Policy: We do accept returns within 30 days of purchase. If you have any issue with your order, please contact us directly before starting a return. We want everyone to be satisfied with their purchase. Please contact us with any questions or concerns. We generally respond within 1 hour to any messages we receive. Thank you so much for your business. You are the reason we do this.

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