The namesake

A Novel

291 pages

English language

Published 2004 by Houghton Mifflin.

ISBN:
978-0-618-48522-2
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OCLC Number:
229955479

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Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate the awkward name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited values it represents. Determined to live a life far removed from that of his parents, Gogol sets off on his own path only to discover that the search for identity depends on much more than a name.

24 editions

Subjects

  • East Indian Americans
  • Appreciation
  • Assimilation (Sociology)
  • Children of immigrants
  • Young men
  • Alienation (Social psychology)
  • Fiction

Places

  • Massachusetts