Jhumpa Lahiri

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!