About the book The Namesake
"The Namesake, | The Namesake is the story of a boy brought up Indian in America, from 'the kind of writer who makes you want to grab the next person and say Read this!' (AMY TAN) 'When her grandmother learned of Ashima's pregnancy, she was particularly thrilled at the prospect of naming the family's first sahib. And so Ashima and Ashoke have agreed to put off the decision of what to name the baby until a letter comes…' For now, the label on his hospital cot reads simply BABY BOY GANGULI. But as time passes and still no letter arrives from India, American bureaucracy takes over and demands that 'baby boy Ganguli' be given a name. In a panic, his father decides to nickname him 'Gogol' – after his favourite writer.
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Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake