The Namesake
The Namesake
AdultsIndian author
A Bengali-American son named after a Russian writer grows up between two cultures.
- Author
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Age
- For grown-ups
- Type
- Indian Literary Fiction, Novel
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- HarperCollins India
- Readers rate it
- 4.02 / 5 on Goodreads
- In India
- Available
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