The Namesake

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theater
gptkb:audiobook
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jhumpa_Lahiri
gptkbp:awards gptkb:PEN/_Hemingway_Award
gptkb:New_York_Times_Notable_Book
Nominated for Academy Award
Nominated for BAFTA Award
gptkbp:based_on Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri
gptkbp:box_office $7.5 million
gptkbp:character_development Ashima's adaptation
Ashoke's backstory
Gogol's name significance
gptkbp:character_relationships Ashoke and Ashima
Gogol and Ruth
Gogol and Sonia
Gogol and his parents
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Freddie_Francis
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cover_artist gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:critical_reception Positive
positive
widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact discussions on diaspora
exploration of cultural identity
representation of immigrant experience
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Mira_Nair
gptkbp:director gptkb:Mira_Nair
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Fox_Searchlight_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Mira_Nair
gptkbp:explores the concept of home
the immigrant experience
the significance of names
gptkbp:features gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:displacement
gptkb:loss
gptkb:tradition
love
personal growth
family dynamics
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:drama
gptkbp:has_character gptkb:Ashoke_Ganguli
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:None
gptkbp:has_themes gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:cultural_assimilation
nostalgia
self-discovery
belonging
family expectations
parent-child relationships
identity crisis
the American Dream
cultural dislocation
tradition vs modernity
the search for belonging
the impact of history
the immigrant experience
personal vs cultural identity
the significance of names
gptkbp:has_written gptkb:Jhumpa_Lahiri
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Namesake
gptkbp:influenced Asian American literature
literature on immigration
gptkbp:influenced_by Jhumpa Lahiri's own experiences
gptkbp:influences American culture
Bengali culture
gptkbp:inspiration Jhumpa Lahiri's life
gptkbp:isbn 978-0618485222
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Ashima_Ganguli
gptkb:Ashoke_Ganguli
gptkb:Gogol_Ganguli
gptkbp:motif gptkb:loss
gptkb:food
gptkb:memory
travel
belonging
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Nitin_Sawhney
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
non-linear
gptkbp:page_count 304
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Siddharth_Roy_Kapur
gptkb:Mira_Nair
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Gogol_Ganguli
gptkbp:published gptkb:2003
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:2003
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Interpreter_of_Maladies
gptkb:Unaccustomed_Earth
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2006
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Sooni_Taraporevala
gptkbp:setting gptkb:India
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Irfan_Khan
gptkb:Tabu
gptkbp:symbolism the train
the wedding
Gogol's name
the house in Calcutta
gptkbp:theme gptkb:immigration
gptkb:conflict
gptkb:identity
gptkb:family
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mira_Nair
gptkb:Jhumpa_Lahiri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4