About the book
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 in this immersive family saga. 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 coming-of-age 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 WeeklyOne name, given in tribute to a Russian author. A lifetime of trying to escape it.
Editions of Namesake
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780358062684
- EBook
- ISBN 9780547429311
Read an Excerpt
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 in this immersive family saga. 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 coming-of-age 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 WeeklyOne name, given in tribute to a Russian author. A lifetime of trying to escape it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Namesake about?
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 in this immersive family saga. 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 coming-of-age 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
One name, given in tribute to a Russian author. A lifetime of trying to escape it.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Namesake?
Fiction > Fiction / Literature / Comics / Graphic novels: special features > Short stories
Where can I read a sample of Namesake?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780358062684
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Namesake?
Jhumpa Lahiri
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Namesake is available as paperback(ISBN 9780358062684) and ebook(ISBN 9780547429311)
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