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Title: The Namesake Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Ashima is waiting to meet her future husband, Ashoke Ganguli, in Calcutta, India. It’s an arranged marriage. He seems nice and not long after they are married, they move to Massachusetts where Ashoke has taken a professor job at MIT. Ashima is scared and withdrawn.Continue reading “The Namesake – Jhumpa Lahiri”