The Namesake

Author – Jhumpa Lahipi

Publisher – Harper Collins Publishers

Fourth Batch 2019

ISBN 978-0-00-725891-8

300 Pages

‘THE WORK OF A FINE WRITER, DISCRIMINATING, COMPASSIONATE AND SURPRISING. IT IS, TOO, A STORY FOR OUR TIMES’ RACHEL CUSK, EVENING STANDARD

Gogol was named in haste after his father’s favourite author. Growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, he finds himself yearning to cast off his awkward name, and with it the inherited values it represents. Determined to live a life far removed from that of his parents, Gogol sets off on his own path, only to discover that the search for identity depends on much more than a name.

‘Lahiri has an extraordinary voice’

SALMAN RUSHDIE

‘Extremely good… a glowing miniature of a tiny family making the voyage between two worlds’

SUNDAY TIMES

‘A joy to read’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

‘Impeccably written’

DAILY MAIL

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