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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri brilliantly illuminates the immigrant experience and the tangled ties between generations. Namesake is a fine-tuned, intimate, and deeply felt novel of identity from “a writer of uncommon elegance and poise.” (The New York Times)
Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts of honoring tradition in a new world — conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through divided loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.
“Dazzling…An intimate, closely observed family portrait.”—The New York Times
“Hugely appealing.”—People Magazine
“An exquisitely detailed family saga.”—Entertainment Weekly
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Publisher : Mariner Books Classics; Reprint edition (June 4, 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 0358062683
ISBN-13 : 978-0358062684
Reading age : 14 years and up
Lexile measure : 1140L
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.81 x 8.25 inches
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Customers find the book easy to read and enjoyable. They appreciate the brilliant prose and great descriptions of scenes. The story is meaningful and poignant, with a lovingly told narrative. Readers praise the well-developed and relatable characters. The book provides insightful and educational life lessons for any culture. However, some readers feel the book is boring and depressing, and not worth their time.
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