| ID | 016904 |
| Call Number | 823.914/LAH |
| Title Proper | Namesake |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lahiri, Jhumpa |
| Publication | London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2013. |
| Description | 291p Yellow Spine |
| Note | Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate his name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited values it represents. Gogol sets off on his own path only to discover that the search for identity depends on much more than a name. |
| Standard Number | 9780007258918 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.350(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 823.914 |
| Key Words | Diaspora ; IBDP ; Indian writing in English ; Assimilation (Sociology) ; Bengali Americans - Literature ; Identity - Literature ; Alienation(Social psychology) - Literature |