Jhumpa Lahiri Message Board 5/7/2005 2:57:04 PM
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The Interpreter of Maladies
This is the Pulitzer-prize winning collection of stories by Jhumpa Lahiri.Through the multiple characters, one gains an understanding about the subtleties of being Indian or Indian in America.... The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Namesake' is the story of a young American Indian , Gogol.Gogol hates the name given to him by his parents , his 'good name' as they call it. He particularly hates the comparison to his namesake , Nikolai Gogol and is embarrassed by it . Gogol grows to be a handsome young architect , falls in love with an American girl and is happy for a while living with her and her family.Later,Gogol meets an Indian girl and marries her but feels ...
