The Namesake Book Review Crowned by Pulitzer Award in the year 2000 for ‘ Interpretation of Maladies ’, a collection of short-stories, ‘ The Namesake ’ is Jhumpa Lahiri’s first attempt in the field of novel. ‘ The Namesake ’ undoubtedly becomes a MUST READ for every individual, irrespective of their natio…

Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies is a short story about Indo-American family . She gives in the story ample glimpses at the life style as well as outlook on life of such a family. Her personal knowledge and experience have specifically enriched her account and given it both truth and depth. Both the exter…

Title of the Composition :   Midnight’s Children Author : Salman Rushdie Type of work : Novel Genre : Bildungsroman; satire; farce; magic realism Language : English Time and Place Writing : England, late 1970s and early 1980s Date First Appeared: 1981 Pu…

Jhumpa Lahiri Born: July 11, 1967 (age 48), London, United Kingdom Family Hailed From : West Bengal, India Father: Amar Lahiri, a librarian at the University of Rhode Island Spouse: Alberto Vourvoulias (m. 2001) Movies and TV shows: The Namesake, MTVU Stand In Awards: Pu…