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Introduction
Jhumpa Lahiri's
The Namesake
General Resources
Wikipedia: Jhumpa Lahiri
Wikipedia entry for Jhumpa Lahiri, with biographical information and the list of her works.
Wikipedia:
The Namesake
Wikipedia entry for
The Namesake
.
Jhumpa Lahiri Homepage
Random House website dedicated to Jhumpa Lahiri and her books, with links to biographical information. Interviews with the author, and book reviews.
Times Topics: Jhumpa Lahiri
The New York Times topic page about Jhumpa lahiri, with links to archival articles and book reviews.
Jhumpa Lahiri's Biographies
Jhumpa Lahiri
Brief biography of Jhumpa Lahiri
SAWNET: Jhumpa Lahiri
Biographical information about Jhumpa Lahiri and links to related resources published by The South Asian Women's NETwork.
Jhumpa Lahiri
Biographical sketch from Postcolonial Studies @ Emory.
Voices from the Gap: Jhumpa Lahiri
Lahiri’s biographical page created by University of Minnesota. The page also includes a selected bibliography of works about the author.
Jhumpa Lahiri: A Brief Biography
Brief biographical information from The Literature and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent (South Asia) in the Postcolonial Web.
Biography of Jhumpa Lahiri
Biography of Jhumpa Lahiri from GradeSaver study guide.
Jhumpa Lahiri: Harman Writer-In-Residence, Fall 2011
Brief biographical information from Baruch College.
The 2000 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Jhumpa Lahiri
Brief biographical sketch of Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri.
Interviews
Watch the video interview!
Jhumpa Lahiri interviewed for
The New Yorker
.
Jhumpa Lahiri
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 with Jhumpa Lahiri
Interview by Harriett Gilbert for the BBC World Book Club.
Interview with Jhumpa Lahiri
Interview by Arun Aguiar published in
Pif Magazine
.
An Interview with Jhumpa Lahiri
Interview published in 2011 in
The Spectrum
.
Jhumpa Lahiri's Struggle to Feel American
NPR interviews to Jhumpa Lahiri and resources related to her work.
Transplanted Author Finds Roots in Writing
NPR interview to Jhumpa Lahiri.
Book: Finding America, Losing Home
NPR discussion with Jhumpa Lahiri.
Migration, Assimilation, and Inebriation
Bookforum interview with Jhumpa Lahiri.
The Way We Live Now: Questions for Jhumpa Lahiri
Interview by John Glassie in
The New York Times
.
'The Namesake'
Jeffrey Brown talks to author Jhumpa Lahiri about her book,
The Namesake
, on PBS News Hour.
Articles and Reviews
For Pulitzer winner Lahiri, a novel approach
Jhumpa Lahiri: The Quiet Laureate
Article by Lev Grossman published in
Time Magazine
(May 8, 2008).
Writer Jhumpa Lahiri bridges worlds at Butler
Article by Dan Grossman.
What's in a name?
The Namesake
review by Julie Myerson (The Guardian, January 17, 2004).
SAWNET Review: The Namesake
Review by C.J. Gillen published on The South Asian Women's NETwork.
“The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
Review by Amy Reiter published in
Salon
.
Out of the Overcoat
Review of The Namesake by Stephen Metcalf in The New York Times.
The Confidence Artist
Jhumpa Lahiri’s profile by Boris Kachka.
Change and Loss
Article by Christopher Tayler about the intense pressure Lahiri feels "to be loyal to the old world and fluent in the new."
Jhumpa Lahiri: 'Writing makes me so vulnerable'
Article by Rachel Hore in
The Independent
.
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Review of the novel by Lidsay Greco from Voices from the gap (University of Minnesota).
From Calcutta to Boston to the Borderless Kingdom of Words
Review of
The Namesake
by Sherri Hallgren.
Jhumpa Lahira: The Difficulty of Finding, Creating, Holding to an Identity
Blog post about
The Namesake
, reviewing the novel and analyzing the structure and some of the themes.
From Calcutta to Suburbia: A Family's Perplexing Journey
Book review by Michico Kakutani published in
The New York Times
.
Cultural Dislocation and Changing Identities in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Novel “The Namesake”
Article by Abha Singh about the question of identity in Lahiri’s novel.
The Nameless: Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake
Blog post about Lahiri’s novel.
Individual-Family Interface in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake"
Article by Himadri Lahiri about family relationships in Lahiri’s novel.
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri: Book Review
Blog post reviewing Lahiri’s novel.
Study Guides
GradeSaver
Study guide of
The Namesake
with summaries, analysis, discussion questions and essays.
LitLovers
Brief guide of
The Namesake
(mostly for book clubs) with summary, author bio, and discussion questions.
eNotes
Study guide of
The Namesake
with summary and analysis, themes, character analysis, and biographical information of the author.
Shmoop
Study guide of
The Namesake
with summary, quotes, analysis of themes and characters, and discussion question.
Bookrags
Study guide with plot summaries, analysis of themes, characters and style, and topics for discussion.
Reading Group Guide
Summary and discussion questions for
The Namesake
.
Study Guide: The Namesake
Study guide of
The Namesake
developed by Hostos Community College. The guide includes analysis of the plot and discussion questions.
2007 Seattle reads: The Namesake
Reading group toolbox for
The Namesake
and
Interpreter of Maladies
.
Book Browse
Reading guide with synopsis of the book, reviews and discussion questions.
The Namesake: Discussion Questions
Discussion questions and reading activities.
Book Club Buddy
Reading guide with synopsis of the book, reviews and discussion questions.
Lesson Plans and Activities
The Namesake Lesson Plans for Teachers
Sample activities to use in class to teach
The Namesake
.
The Namesake: Lesson Plan
17 week lesson plan with objectives, activities, and homework.
A Four Week Unit Plan to Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake
Four week lesson plan designed by Byed Raynis.
Digital Materials
Steven Barclay Agency Videos: Jhumpa Lahiri
Short video clips with interviews to Jhumpa Lahiri.
The Namesake : A Conversation Between Mira Nair and 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.
Writer Jhumpa Lahiri
NPR interview with Jhumpa Lahiri and excerpt of
The Namesake
.
Jonathan Franzen and Jhumpa Lahiri at The New School
YouTube video featuring Jhumpa Lahiri reading from her book
Unaccustomed Earth
.
Resources about the Movie
21 Things You Didn’t Know About
The Namesake
Article with trivia about the movie
The Namesake
.
The Namesake : Official website
Official website of the movie
The Namesake
.
The Namesake
Imdb record of the movie
The Namesake
. It includes the trailer and clips.
Additional Resources
My Life’s Sentences
Essay by Jhumpa Lahiri published in The New York Time on March 17, 2012.
One Decade In Brooklyn...
Remarks given by Jhumpa Lahiri in accepting the 2011 Brooklyn Book Festival’s Best of Brooklyn (BoBi) award.
Trading Stories
The New Yorker
Reflections by Jhumpa Lahiri.
From Interpreter of Maladies: A Temporary Matter
Excerpt of Interpreter of Maladies, Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Gogol
Essay by Jhumpa Lahiri published in
The New Yorker
.
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