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| Author | Jhumpa Lahiri |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Philippe Lardy |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | September 2003 Houghton Mifflin |
| Publication place | India United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) and audio-CD |
| Pages | 291 (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-395-92721-8 (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 51728729 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3562.A316 N36 2003 |
| Preceded by | Interpreter of Maladies |
| Followed by | Unaccustomed Earth |
The Namesake (2003) is the debut novel by British-American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It was originally published in The New Yorker and was later expanded to a full-length novel. It explores many of the same emotional and cultural themes as Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning short story collection Interpreter of Maladies. The novel moves between events in Kolkata, Boston, and New York City, and examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with distinct religious, social, and ideological differences.