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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Newmarket Catalog: Book Release date: 2006-12-18 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 144 Ean: 9781557047410 Book Isbn: 1557047413  Tip: compare prices with similar books |
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Written on August 6, 2008 Summary: Lovely and haunting The Namesake is a compelling examination of the immigrant experience, but it's more than that. Lahiri does a beautiful job of letting her characters slowly unfold over the course of the story. The characters and the overall feel of the story stayed with me for a long time afterwards. I would definitely read more of Lahiri's work. Written on June 30, 2008 Summary: a good read This is a great story of culture, family, and identity which are some important elements to most human beings and Lahiri brought that to this book. Novel centers around a family who lives in a different culture than their own and is forced to accept something different and apply to their lives. Good writing from the author and very entertaining story. Written on June 22, 2008 Summary: Self-Acceptance Is The Key (4.5 stars) "What's in a name? Everything, if you find to whom it belongs." - Jonathan Gardner From Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat": "The reader should realize himself that it could not have happened otherwise, and that to give him any other name was quite out of the question." The second quote, seemingly simplistic, is yet prophetic to "The Namesake" and only when one reads the entire novel can one derive the pleasure of knowing what it truly means in relativity to the story. It is a befitting quotation that is included in the first few pages of author Jhumpa Lahiri's second novel. The beginning chapters pit Ashoke Ganguli in the frigid Northeast of Boston, MA, the young Bengali man having survived a horrible train wreck and seeking a clean slate in the Americas with his young bride Ashima. After discovering they are expecting their first child, Ashima eagerly anticipates a letter from her grandmother, who has indicated that she will choose a name for their baby. When her letter never arrives and Ashima receives word from her family back in Calcutta of her grandmother's failing health, she is beside herself and with no name in the wings for their new son, Ashoke dubs his firstborn Gogol after a favored Russian author (Nikolai Gogol). Gogol soon resents his father's choice once he is of school age and he will not even begin to understand the reason behind it for many years, the utter significance and emotional attachment his namesake holds. In having just finished the book this very day that I write my critique, I take from Lahiri's tale of Gogol is that no matter whether we abandon or embrace tradition, it will not guarantee our happiness. I also believe that it forewarns that when we wage a constant war against ourselves, no relationship we have - be it familial or romantic - will endure. However it comes across to those who read it, Lahiri's writing style is simplistic yet thought provoking. Sometimes one cannot be sure of the motivation of certain characters, but in the end all will be seen as either victims or victors of their own circumstance. (WARNING: HERE BE SPOILERS) Gogol experiences both the American way and the Indian way to equal degrees and has romantic relationships which at first ignore Bengali tradition and values and predictably disintegrate, particularly when cultures begin to clash in unexpected ways. But even when he falls in love with and marries a fellow Indian-American and childhood acquaintance, the commonality of their cultures and families still cannot placate their bewildered and embittered souls. (END SPOILERS) Lahiri, now 40 and married with two children, (who was 36 at the time "The Namesake" was first published) can now be proud of her "pet name"; this name not only adorns her publications but also her 2000 Pulitzer Prize for her debut novel Interpreter of Maladies. Her inspiration for Gogol was found in her own childhood when her teacher decided to use her "pet name" for its easier pronunciation instead of her "good name" (an event that she relives through Gogol when he first goes to school). Good names and pet names are a Bengali tradition that is difficult to understand. Good names are your given name, the one that appears on your birth certificate and other documents of importance, such as driver's license, social security card and college degrees (Lahiri's good name is Nilanjana Sudeshna). Pet names are names spoken only by those who know you best - your family. She is quoted as saying about her teacher's decision: "I always felt so embarrassed by my name; you feel like you're causing someone pain just by being who you are." Her struggle with her identity would be the brainchild for "The Namesake" and Gogol Ganguli a portrayal of Lahiri herself and her inner turmoil. Gogol spends the entirety of the novel resisting his identity and his name, even going so far as to legally change it to demonstrate his distaste for not only his strange moniker but also the life his parents chose for him. It is only when he discovers the reason behind it and embraces it that he experiences the inner peace he has been seeking all along. Perhaps this is a message to Lahiri herself and others who have felt the same inner conflict. To quote once again in the words of a renowned Indian author and erstwhile philosopher: "Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted." - Deepak Chopra Written on June 19, 2008 Summary: I will read all of her books now I loved this book that I will absolutely read everything else she has ever published and everything else that she will ever write. Thank you Jhumpa Lahiri!  Written on June 17, 2008 Summary: A simply beautiful book Jhumpa Lahiri's first novel wonderfully tells the story of Gogel and his family. The two generations struggle to assimilate: the children seeking to distance themselves from their India heritage, while the parents seek to preserve their culture and the expectations of their home land. Ms. Lahiri expertly brings us into their lives and into the dynamic of their family relationships. She treats every character with compassion and understanding, regardless of their misdeeds or misfortunes. Gogol's tale is at times heart breaking, but true to life. This book and Ms. Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize winning collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, have both given me insight to the culture of India and the struggles faced by those who come to the US from other countries. Jhumpa Lahiri is one of our finest story tellers. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2006-12-18 | 1999-06-01 | 2008-04-01 | 2006-02-21 | 2006-08-29 |
| Media | Hardcover | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 144 | 208 | 352 | 288 | 384 |
| Ean | 9781557047410 | 9780395927205 | 9780307265739 | 9780812968064 | 9780802142818 |
| Book Isbn | 1557047413 | 039592720X | 0307265730 | 0812968069 | 0802142818 |
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