The Namesake

The novel follows Gogol Ganguli, the son of Bengali immigrants in America, as he grows up navigating his unusual name, family traditions, relationships, and his Indian-American identity.

Jhumpa Lahiri is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author known for her writing about immigration, identity, family, and the experiences of Indians living between cultures.

Born to Bengali parents in America, Gogol Ganguli grows up caught between his family's Indian traditions and American life. His unusual name becomes a source of personal conflict as he searches for his own identity. The novel follows his relationships, family experiences, love, loss, and gradual understanding of his heritage.