The Namesake

Name: The Namesake
Author: Jhumpa Lahiri

by Jhumpa Lahiri

Young man struggles with Bengali identity between his American upbringing and immigrant parents

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Jhumpa Lahiri

American author of Indian descent whose fiction explores immigrant identity, cultural displacement, and quiet domestic tragedy. The Interpreter of Maladies won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000. Her later work, written in Italian, reflects her ongoing reinvention as a literary artist.

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Interpreter of MaladiesConnected stories of Indian immigrants navigating displacement, family, and identity in America
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The LowlandEstranged siblings inherit their family's history and political turmoil across decades and borders
In Other WordsAuthor chronicles her linguistic transformation and self-discovery through learning Italian language
WhereaboutsWoman's interior monologue traversing solitude, relationships, and displacement living in Italy