‘The Namesake’ is the story of a boy growing up Indian in America. When Ashima's grandmother learned about her pregnancy, she was particularly excited at the prospect of naming the family's first sahib. So Ashima and Ashoke agree to postpone the decision on the baby's name until a letter arrives…

For now, the tag on the baby's crib simply reads BABY BOY GANGULI. But as time passes and the letter from India doesn’t arrive, American bureaucracy steps in and demands a name be given to the “baby boy Ganguli.” In a panic, his father decides to call him "Gogol" – after his favorite writer.

Growing up as an Indian in an American suburb, Gogol Ganguli soon seeks ways to shed his awkward name, as he wishes to leave behind the inherited values of his Bengali parents. Thus, he embarks on a life journey filled with scattered conflicting ties, love, and loss…

Spanning three decades and crossing continents, Jhumpa Lahiri's much-anticipated debut novel is a triumph of human storytelling. Elegant, subtle, and moving, ‘The Namesake’ appeals to everyone who loved the purity, compassion, and grace of Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning short story collection, ‘Interpreter of Maladies’.

Pages: 320, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm