The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0618485228 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0618485228 Global Overview for this book
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Given to me by my mother, who read it for her book group and liked it. From the back cover:
"The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into American. On the heels of an arranged marriage, Ashok and Ashima Ganguli settle in Cambridge, Massachussetts, where Ashoke does his best to adapt while his wife pines for home. When their son, Gogol, is born, the task of naming him betrays their hope of respecting old ways in a new world. And we watch as Gogol stumbles along the first-generation path, strewn with conflicting loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs. With empathy and penetrating insight, Lahiri explores the expectations bestowed on us by our parnets and the means by which we come to define who we are."
"The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into American. On the heels of an arranged marriage, Ashok and Ashima Ganguli settle in Cambridge, Massachussetts, where Ashoke does his best to adapt while his wife pines for home. When their son, Gogol, is born, the task of naming him betrays their hope of respecting old ways in a new world. And we watch as Gogol stumbles along the first-generation path, strewn with conflicting loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs. With empathy and penetrating insight, Lahiri explores the expectations bestowed on us by our parnets and the means by which we come to define who we are."
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What you have in your hands is an honest-to-goodness gift, no strings attached. You may keep it forever and ever, pass it on to a friend, or release it in the wild. I know it may seem a little odd to find this lying around--it's my way of touching the lives of others in a positive way, with the hope that it made your day. I hope you'll journal so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.
Thanks, and happy BookCrossing!