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Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Release Date : 01 March 2007
Publisher : HarperPerennial
Genre : Alienation (Social psychology)
Pages : 291
ISBN 13 : 0007245890

Ratings: 3.5

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Book excerpt: Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate his name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited values it represents. Gogol sets off on his own path only to discover that the search for identity depends on much more than a name.

The Namesake

Author : Jhumpa Lahiri
Publisher : HarperPerennial
Genre : Alienation (Social psychology)
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Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate his name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited values it represents. Gogol sets off on his own path only to discover that the ...

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Genre : Fiction
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Genre : Fiction
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Author : Gregory Coles
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Genre : Study Aids
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CliffsNotes on Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake includes summaries and analyses of this best-selling novel about a family's struggles to assilmilate into American culture....

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Publisher : Gale Cengage Learning
Genre : Literary Criticism
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A Study Guide for Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research ...

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Author : Amos Wesonga
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, , language: English, abstract: "The Namesake" is the first novel from Pulitzer-winner Jhumpa Lahiri, focusing on the division between assimilated American children and Indian migrants. The author analyzes Ganguli family, beginning with Ashoke’s close confrontation with death ...

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