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Wikipedia entry for Jhumpa Lahiri, with biographical information and the list of her works.

Wikipedia entry for The Namesake.

Random House website dedicated to Jhumpa Lahiri and her books, with links to biographical information. Interviews with the author, and book reviews.


The New York Times topic page about Jhumpa lahiri, with links to archival articles and book reviews.

Brief biography of Jhumpa Lahiri

Biographical information about Jhumpa Lahiri and links to related resources published by The South Asian Women's NETwork.

Biographical sketch from Postcolonial Studies @ Emory.


Lahiri’s biographical page created by University of Minnesota. The page also includes a selected bibliography of works about the author.


Brief biographical information from The Literature and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent (South Asia) in the Postcolonial Web.


Biography of Jhumpa Lahiri from GradeSaver study guide.

Brief biographical information from Baruch College.

Brief biographical sketch of Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri.

Jhumpa Lahiri interviewed for The New Yorker.

The author of Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake talks about her affinity for "plainness," why she avoids book reviews, and her new collection of short stories.

Interview by Harriett Gilbert for the BBC World Book Club.

Interview by Arun Aguiar published in Pif Magazine.

Interview published in 2011 in The Spectrum.

NPR interviews to Jhumpa Lahiri and resources related to her work.



NPR interview to Jhumpa Lahiri.


NPR discussion with Jhumpa Lahiri.
 


Bookforum interview with Jhumpa Lahiri.
 


Interview by John Glassie in The New York Times.


Jeffrey Brown talks to author Jhumpa Lahiri about her book, The Namesake, on PBS News Hour.

Article by Lev Grossman published in Time Magazine (May 8, 2008).


Article by Dan Grossman.

The Namesake review by Julie Myerson (The Guardian, January 17, 2004).


Review by C.J. Gillen published on The South Asian Women's NETwork.

Review by Amy Reiter published in Salon.


Review of The Namesake by Stephen Metcalf in The New York Times.


Jhumpa Lahiri’s profile by Boris Kachka.

Article by Christopher Tayler about the intense pressure Lahiri feels "to be loyal to the old world and fluent in the new."

Article by Rachel Hore in The Independent.


Review of the novel by Lidsay Greco from Voices from the gap (University of Minnesota).

Review of The Namesake by Sherri Hallgren.

Blog post about The Namesake, reviewing the novel and analyzing the structure and some of the themes.


Book review by Michico Kakutani published in The New York Times.

Article by Abha Singh about the question of identity in Lahiri’s novel.

Blog post about Lahiri’s novel.

Article by Himadri Lahiri about family relationships in Lahiri’s novel.


Blog post reviewing Lahiri’s novel.

Study guide of The Namesake with summaries, analysis, discussion questions and essays.

Brief guide of The Namesake (mostly for book clubs) with summary, author bio, and discussion questions.

Study guide of The Namesake with summary and analysis, themes, character analysis, and biographical information of the author.

Study guide of The Namesake with summary, quotes, analysis of themes and characters, and discussion question.

Study guide with plot summaries, analysis of themes, characters and style, and topics for discussion.
 


Summary and discussion questions for The Namesake.

Study guide of The Namesake developed by Hostos Community College. The guide includes analysis of the plot and discussion questions.

Reading group toolbox for The Namesake and Interpreter of Maladies.

Reading guide with synopsis of the book, reviews and discussion questions.



Discussion questions and reading activities.

Reading guide with synopsis of the book, reviews and discussion questions.



Sample activities to use in class to teach The Namesake.

17 week lesson plan with objectives, activities, and homework.

Four week lesson plan designed by Byed Raynis.

Short video clips with interviews to Jhumpa Lahiri.


This YouTube clip shows parts of the movie version of The Namesake and has interviews with Lahiri, as well as the director of the movie, Mira Nair.

NPR interview with Jhumpa Lahiri and excerpt of The Namesake.

YouTube video featuring Jhumpa Lahiri reading from her book Unaccustomed Earth.

Article with trivia about the movie The Namesake.

Official website of the movie The Namesake.

Imdb record of the movie The Namesake. It includes the trailer and clips.

Essay by Jhumpa Lahiri published in The New York Time on March 17, 2012.

Remarks given by Jhumpa Lahiri in accepting the 2011 Brooklyn Book Festival’s Best of Brooklyn (BoBi) award.

The New Yorker Reflections by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Excerpt of Interpreter of Maladies, Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Essay by Jhumpa Lahiri published in The New Yorker.