Finished reading: #TheNamesake by #JhumpaLahiri

2.25.26 → 3.7.26

I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did the first time I read it in 2016.

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The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Review A Quiet Novel on Identity and Belonging A spoiler free review of The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, exploring identity, immigration, belonging, and the emotional weight of a name.

Can a name shape who you become?
The Namesake is a quiet, piercing novel about identity, belonging, and the space between cultures. Gogol’s struggle with his name becomes a deeper search for self.
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This painting is based upon a moment from the book The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. I found this moment very touching to me.

Highschool Project: The Lighthouse #TheNameSake #Painting #Acrylic

Mira Nair Filmmakers Mira Nair (born October 15, 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company, Mirabai Films, specializes in films for international audiences on India…

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Indian protestors with signs written in Hindi and English saying "Down with fascism"

Revisiting another movie I loved as a teen.. and I see why. 🕉
Maybe I should read the ginormous Hindi Epic the Mahabharata again.
Or cheat and go with Bhagvata Gita. Both amazing.
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One of my most favorite films is The Namesake starring Kal Penn, Tabu and the late great Irrfan Khan. Directed by Mira Nair. Beautiful film. I first saw it about a decade ago as a teen. #TheNamesake #underratedfilm #JhumpaLahiri

Rewatched this after a long time - what a beautiful movie !!! All I want to do now is hug my parents.

"Remember that you and I made the journey and went together to a place where there was nowhere left to go".

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I just discovered that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s mother is filmmaker Mira Nair. Watch #TheNamesake. It’s a wonderful film.

Photo of a paperback of this book resting on a grey wool background. The book is colourful - with an orange stripe, moving into black then pink, then green then darker blue. The title is in white capitals and the author’s name below. Across the top it says “With a new afterword” and along the bottom “winner of the Pulitzer Prize”. In the middle it says in small white writing “Extraordinary - The Times”

Book 21/? - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

I was given this by my brother in law - a lovely gift 💝

The characters felt real, their ordinary lives both beautifully & agonisingly mundane (belying the detached third person narrative)

I feel a bit heart sore having finished it!

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Book Cover of The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Day 5/20: #thenamesake

Just finished this.

I think I have an obsession with books about the immigrant experience!

5 of 5 Stars

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And that doesn’t even include indie films about #southasianamericans like #thenamesake, #thebigsick, and other diaspora films like #bhajionthebeach and #benditlikebeckham...