April 2011 Guest Editor Lesley Lokko on Jhumpa Lahiri...
She really is a writer who Can Do It All – from profound, involved and emotionally switched-on novels like The Namesake to short, snappy collections of life’s wonderful snippets in Unaccustomed Earth – she’s wonderful. Every time I read her I find myself putting the book down just to catch my breath...what a wordsmith! And she’s gorgeous. Not fair.
The Lovereading view...
Almost an American White Teeth as an Indian boy rejects his background until the death of his father and the breakdown of a relationship propels him back to his family and cultural roots. Cross-generational interaction and flashbacks hold you through a tale which is as much about parents and their difficulties settling into a completely different life, alien to them, as it is about their child, our hero, growing up American. It’s an interesting, absorbing read.
'When her grandmother learned of Ashima's pregnancy, she was particularly thrilled at the prospect of naming the family's first sahib. And so Ashima and Ashoke have agreed to put off the decision of what to name the baby until a letter comes…'
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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'When her grandmother learned of Ashima's pregnancy, she was particularly thrilled at the prospect of naming the family's first sahib. And so Ashima and Ashoke have agreed to put off the decision of what to name the baby until a letter comes…' For now, the label on his hospital cot reads simply BABY BOY GANGULI.
The Namesake features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Namesake was written by Jhumpa Lahiri and published by Harper Collins
The Namesake has 291 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
