Jhumpa Lahiri

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Jhumpa Lahiri

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The Namesake
2h 2m
Movie 2006

The Namesake

After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.

Biography

Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri (born July 11, 1967) is an American author known for her short stories, novels and essays. Her short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies" (1999) earned the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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