{"product_id":"the-namesake-american-classics-edition-9780063481572","title":"The Namesake American Classics Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of The Atlantic's Great American Novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dazzling...An intimate, closely observed family portrait.\"―\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, HarperCollins is proud to present this library of American classics drawn from our storied catalog. \u003ci\u003eThe Namesake\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine-tuned, deeply felt novel of identity from Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri that brilliantly illuminates the immigrant experience and the tangled ties between generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts of honoring tradition in a new world ― conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through divided loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith penetrating insight, Lahiri reveals not only the defining power of the names and expectations bestowed upon us by our parents, but also the means by which we slowly, sometimes painfully, come to define ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA BEAUTIFUL PACKAGE WITH FLAPS: \u003c\/b\u003e Featuring French flaps and a unique vivid cover design, each book in the collection is published as a deluxe trade paperback that is a part of a stunning series look.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHARPER COLLINS AMERICAN CLASSICS: \u003c\/b\u003e This series includes timeless novels, poetry, children's books, and groundbreaking nonfiction that has shaped American thought, literature, and identity across generations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAMERICA'S PUBLISHER: \u003c\/b\u003e Since its founding in 1817, no American publisher has been so entwined in the history of American letters. Our books enrich, challenge, and defined the American spirit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAMERICA 250: \u003c\/b\u003e The HarperCollins American Classics arrive in time for America's 250th anniversary celebrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jhumpa Lahiri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.54w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063481572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLahiri, Jhumpa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJHUMPA LAHIRI, a bilingual writer and translator, is the Millicent C. McIntosh Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Barnard College, Columbia University. She received the Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for \u003cem\u003eInterpreter of Maladies\u003c\/em\u003e and is also the author of T\u003cem\u003ehe Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth, The Lowland.\u003c\/em\u003e Since 2015, Lahiri has been writing fiction, essays, and poetry in Italian: \u003cem\u003eIn Altre Parole \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eIn Other Words\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003e Il Vestito dei libri \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThe Clothing of Books\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eDove mi trovo \u003c\/em\u003e(self-translated as \u003cem\u003eWhereabouts\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eIl quaderno di Nerina\u003c\/em\u003e, and Racconti romani (\u003cem\u003eRoman Stories\u003c\/em\u003e). She received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2014, and in 2019 was named Commendatore of the Italian Republic by President Sergio Mattarella. Her most recent book in English, Translating Myself and Others, was a finalist for the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jhumpa Lahiri \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48867649093789,"sku":"9780063481572","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_a0df952a-9dd5-47a3-a806-74664bd0dd62.jpg?v=1788336869","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-namesake-american-classics-edition-9780063481572","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}