The Namesake

"The Namesake" By Jhumpa Lahiri 

 

 

"The Namesake"

 

This novel written by Jhumpa Lahiri. Jhumpa Lahiri is consider as Indo-American writer, she says:

“I wasn’t born here, but

I might as well have been”.

In 2003 Jhumpa Lahiri has published the first novel “The Namesake”. In this novel she has described the barrier because of name through the character of Gogol as Nikhil.

 The Namesake characters

 

 

 

 

What i like the most about this novel is its emotinal touch. As a reader we feel emotinally connected with the characters. And Ashima is brilliantly drawn, my favourite character. While reading it looks like as if things are happening in front of my eyes.

Beginning of the novel is striking ........ Ashima living in Kolkata, doing job of teacher. Then their engagement with Ashok  etc is beautiful description to read.

Ashok and Ashima, after living so many years in America, loves, remembers and occasionally also visit India. whereas their children dont think and feel so. Because their upbringing was in totally different environment.The way parents looks towards India and Motherland is totally different than their children's way of looking.

• This angst and alienation is beautifully presented in the novel.