num_pages: 291
description: Namesake, The (Paperback) by Jhumpa Lahiri, Mira Nair
language: English
title: The Namesake
titlecomplete: The Namesake
characters: Gogol/Nikhil Ganguli, Ashima Ganguli, Sonia/Sonali Ganguli, Moushumi Mazoomdar, Maxine, Ashoke Ganguli
genres: Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Contemporary, India, Book Club, Adult, Adult Fiction, Indian Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 264934
places: Cambridge, Massachusetts
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: HarperPerennial