![]() ![]() ![]() With a svelte delicacy, she recounts the newfound tussles of first-generation Americans, their quest for their identities and, the constant, gnawing feeling of not belonging anywhere, which she aptly describes as a lifelong pregnancy to highlight the sensation of discomfort. With an extraordinary ability to weave a bestseller out of the ordinary lives of the characters, Lahiri's meticulous observational skills are evident. The book is a piece of bildungsroman fiction as it deals with the formative years of its protagonist, Gogol Ganguli, who is the son of Indian Bengali immigrant parents, Ashoke and Ashima, in the United States. The narrative sculpts a palpable storyline as it traces the voyage of a family from one continent to another and the consequential unfamiliarity, disarray, their filial love, and the emotional toll that their journey entails. ![]() The overwhelming and intricate style of writing that Jhumpa Lahiri possesses is showcased brilliantly in her debut novel The Namesake. Her pellucid prose portrays the milieu of Indian Bengali immigrants attempting to carve their own space in America while simultaneously retaining their cultural roots, and steadily holding onto their traditional idiosyncrasies and rituals. ![]()
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