Title:
The Namesake
Author:
Jhumpa. Lahiri
Genre:
Fiction
Age Group:
Adult
Contents:
10 books, 1 discussion guide, 1 bag.
Location:
Lawrence PL
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. The Namesake brilliantly illuminates the immigrant experience and the tangled ties between generations.