Articles tagged "jhumpa lahiri"

Books Review

Love Marriage by V. V. Ganeshananthan

by Shyam K. Sriram

[6.Nov.08] :. At the intersection of works on nationalism, cultural identity, and Sri Lankan history, stands this humble book -- part family history, part war memoir.

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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

by Matthew Fiander

[8.May.08] :. Lahiri often confuses size with scope, hoping that by making her stories long they will achieve some sort of literary heft.

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Film Feature

Unbridled with Life: Interview with Mira Nair

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Mar.07] :. With The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's popular novel, Mira Nair has found an ideal subject -- a family full of complex characters who spend their lives traversing traditions and expectations.

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Film Review

The Namesake (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Mar.07] :. Attentive to surfaces as well as nuances, Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, The Namesake, is about legacies and responsibilities, ambitions and dislocations.

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