Jhumpa Lahiri

"The Namesake"
This sweet, but not cloying, adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's delicate novel brings us some wonderful moments.
Toronto Film Festival
Christopher Guest takes on Hollywood's Oscar obsession in the nutty "For Your Consideration." Plus: Mira Nair adapts Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake."
"The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The first novel from the Pulitzer-winning author of "Interpreter of Maladies" about a second-generation Indian-American immigrant who begins to feel the strong pull of his heritage and destiny.
Do not disturb
The author of "Interpreter of Maladies" checks in with great fiction about hotels.
Writer beware
Publishing that first novel often brings more terrors than thrills.
"Interpreter of Maladies"
In a stunning debut collection about Asians in America, an author casts an empathetic eye on assimilation.
Letters to the Editor
Tom Cruise is sexy to everyone, not just gays; doctors have become cogs in the health care machine.
The write time
One classmate is on her way to literary fame, anointed by the New Yorker; the other's on her way to the grocery store.

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