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Book Review of The Namesake

The Namesake
The Namesake
Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


A beautiful coming-of-age novel that follows a first-generation Indian boy through his trials with the American culture, his desire to fit in, and his fraught, but loving relationship with his tradition-bound parents. A very real but lyrical novel.