The Namesake

Book cover for The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Author

Jhumpa Lahiri

Illustrator

Book Summary

Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts of honoring tradition in a new world—conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through divided loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.

In The Namesake, the Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri brilliantly illuminates the immigrant experience and the tangled ties between generations.

Immigration, Identity, Multigenerational, India

Age Range
Ages 12+ (grades 8 and up)
ISBN #
9780358062684
Publisher
Mariner Books
Book Category
Immigration