5/24/2023 0 Comments Gogol the namesake![]() However, I can still identify with Gogol's struggle for self-identity-who can't? Not all of us change or names, but most of us, at least once in our lives, feel lost and unsure of who we are. ![]() ![]() The birth and development of Gogol Ganguli, a second-generation Indian in the United States, fascinates me because I grew up in a household so different from the Bengali culture Lahiri depicts here. This is a story that captivates because it becomes so personal. The Namesake has rough edges not visible in Lahiri's later efforts, but the same magic that so impressed me in her short stories is there even in this earlier novel. Almost a year and a half later, I return to Lahiri, this time in novel form. I found Jhumpa Lahiri through her anthology Unaccustomed Earth, which was my #1 book of 2008. ![]()
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