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Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate his name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited values it represents. Gogol sets off on his own path only to discover that the search for identity depends on much more than a name.
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The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- The Namesake
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Publisher
- HarperPerennial
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 291
- ISBN10
- 0007245904
- ISBN13
- 9780007245901
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Love, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Society, India, America, Identity, Home, Family Sagas, Indian Literature, Integration, Immigrants, Bengal
- Original title
- The namesake
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate his name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited values it represents. Gogol sets off on his own path only to discover that the search for identity depends on much more than a name.