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Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake (2004, Mariner Books)

Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family …

Review of "The Namesake"

I enjoyed reading about this Bengali couple adjusting to life in late-20th century suburban United States. The details about day-to-day life and their family interactions are great. Less entertaining are their son’s Gogol’s misadventures among Gilmore Girls-ish northeastern Ivy Leaguers. But the book is very well written and has a perspective worth discovering.