Description
The Namesake is Jhumpa Lahiri’s debut novel, following her Pulitzer Prize-winning short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies. The novel explores the immigrant experience and the complexities of identity through the life of Gogol Ganguli, the American-born son of Indian immigrants. Named after the Russian writer Nikolai Gogol, he grapples with the cultural clashes between his Indian heritage and American upbringing. The story delves into themes of family, tradition, and the search for self, offering a poignant look at the challenges of navigating between two cultures.
