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The Namesake

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The Namesake revolves around the story of Gogol Ganguli, the American-born child of an Indian couple who immigrated to the US in 1968. The novel starts with Gogol’s birth in a New England hospital and follows his life until he is thirty-two years old. The central theme around which the story evolves is Gogol’s rejection of the name his parents gave him. His struggle with coming to terms with his unfortunate name subliminally corrupts his life, even after he has decided to change it. The novel gives not only insight into Gogol’s coming-of-age as a second-generation Bengali, but also features parts of the lives of his parents, Ashima and Ashoke, his sister Sonia and his wife Moushumi who also experience identity issues, mostly

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