JHUMPA LAHIRI

Don't hate on the plain, evocative prose of Jhumpa Lahiri - be inspired by it. This talented writer exemplifies some of the best in short fiction, with a strong voice that blends the modern with the traditional to create timeless stories.

In her collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth (Alfred A. Knopf, April 2008), Jhumpa Lahiri tells earthbound tales of ordinary Bengalis leading very ordinary (and very Western) lives as immigrants to America.

A look at The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, focusing on the influence of food on identity as well as cultural influence.

Lahiri brings together two different cultures with very universal conflicts in her most recent short story collection.

At first, I was struck by the spare beauty of Lahiri's prose. Then, I began to count the mistakes. I'm underwhelmed.

This essay analyzes "The Namesake" by exploring the characters of Gogol (Nikhil), Ashima, and Ashoke. The immigrant family from Calcutta, India struggles to find its way in Cambridge, MA and adjust to American culture.

There is no correct or proper way to create literature-the two aforementioned authors have simply employed dissimilar means to meet their literary ends-just as there is no proper way to taste an apple or laugh at a joke.

This book follows the life of an indian family that moved to America. It's not your typical "immigrant family move to America" book. It's a beautiful story with a very unique writing style. No wonder it won the Pulitzer Prize!

This information was garnered from a test I took in my English class on which I earned an A. Among other things it discusses Gogol/Nikhil's name as a symbol, an analysis of a communion scene between Gogol and Moushumi, and a passage that develops a theme

Discussion on characters from Mrs. Sen's, a work by Lahiri Jhumpa

How Amy Hempel and Jhumpa Lahiri employ secrets, omissions and misinformation in their stories

A look at Jhumpa Lahiri's Gogol

An analysis of Jhumpa Lahiri's short story "The Third and Final Continent"

Many great and historic writers hail from the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. Men and women since the revolution have set down famous lines in pen and ink. Poets in the 19th and then novelists in the 20th century hail from the east coast.

This was written as a final paper for an Irish Novel class in the English & Publishing graduate program at Rosemont College. It explores the theme of violence in The Road and explores whether this is a condition of the Irish diaspora in America.

This studio workshop approach for the genre of contemporary memoir is quite interesting, as it is written from the standpoint of the instructor who is teaching a class on writing memoir.

I sweet tale written about expatriate Indians that I love. Its also been made into a movie

I've been an oniomaniac all my life. It's never really hurt me, so why should I want to be cured?

The lead book reviewer for the "New York Times" can be a tough, but fair, critic.

Mother's Day is time to show your mom how much you appreciate everything that she's done for you and the rest of the family. How about a creative gift basket of items she'll love to use all year long without a basket that will end up living in the hall closet?

They say that books shouldn't be judged by their covers. Can they be judged by their first lines?

In today's world women get the same opportunities as their masculine counterparts and that has led to an awakening of the female psyche.

An Interview with one of the Producers from The Namesake: "I've run guns for Shahrukh Kahn and shipped tigers for Karan Johar," Anadil says with the ironical nonchalance of a person fully aware they have a good story...

A review of the new Mira Nair film