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- Analysis of "The Namesake" by Jhumpa LahiriThis 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.
- Book Review: Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)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.
- Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies and Toni Morrison's BelovedThere 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.
The Namesake - A Film PreviewHeartwarming and heartwrenching story of a Bengali family who move from Calcutta, India to New York, USA to start their new life.- It's Easy to Hate Jhumpa LahiriDon'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.
The NamesakeThe Namesake is the second book written by Ms.Jhumpa Lahiri and won Booker Prize for it.- Book Review: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriLahiri brings together two different cultures with very universal conflicts in her most recent short story collection.
- Book Review - "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa LahiriAt first, I was struck by the spare beauty of Lahiri's prose. Then, I began to count the mistakes. I'm underwhelmed.
- Character Analysis of Mrs. Sen and Eliot from Mrs. Sen's by Jhumpa LahiriDiscussion on characters from Mrs. Sen's, a work by Lahiri Jhumpa
- Book Review: The Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThis 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!