JHUMPA LAHIRI

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A Bengali Authorette you prolly never heard of...



Actually she's been around long enough and given that some of you are bookaholics, you prob have heard of her.


I can't say much of her - haven't read any of her books yet.


Tho i think TIL may be able to offer some comments on her

[anisa22]

i think she wrote interpreter of maladies which was quite good....

loadsa short stories so kinda ideal cos you can finish one story at a time whist on the tube to work!

but again, i think she was is typical hyped up asian writer... nothing to write home about.

having said that, i havnt read any of her other books so dont take my opinion of her too seriously.

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The Namesake:


So far so good...

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Finished it courtesy of long train journeys..

I thot it was a genuine page-turner..

tho didn't warm to most of the characters - and far too many coconuts in the tale - but that's prob what US Asians are like

[jaanam]

Well you can't clame her as she is Indian (actually American as born/raised there but even if some oriental, then indian).

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Originally posted by jaanam
Well you can't clame her as she is Indian (actually American as born/raised there but even if some oriental, then indian).

What is it with you?




Noone's claiming anything - you might find this a difficult concept - but not everything has to be about Nationalism/Patriotism

I said she's bengali - THAT'S FACT - i did not say she was Bangladeshi - and i said that because you may find it difficult to believe, but there are some cultural and linguistic similarities between West Bengalis and present-day Bangladeshis, which may make her book more interesting to read.

And at least get your facts correct - she wasn't born in America.

[anisa22]

I think hes a little too ignorant to understand the difference between a bdeshi and a bengali....

typical!