Who says there's no second act?

Some of the most memorable scenes in "The Namesake" take place in Calcutta, when [Gogol]'s family makes periodic visits home. [Lahiri] says they were modeled on her own childhood trips back to India, where she was surrounded by a vast extended family and got to see her parents in a se...

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Published inNewsweek Vol. 142; no. 8; p. 61
Main Author Kantrowitz, Barbara
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Newsweek Publishing LLC 25.08.2003
Subjects
Architecture
Celebrities
Families & family life
Lahiri, Jhumpa
Lifestyles
Noncitizens
Novels
Parents & parenting
Personal profiles
Writers
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Summary:Some of the most memorable scenes in "The Namesake" take place in Calcutta, when [Gogol]'s family makes periodic visits home. [Lahiri] says they were modeled on her own childhood trips back to India, where she was surrounded by a vast extended family and got to see her parents in a setting where they were not foreigners, and could just be themselves.
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ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X