Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Namesake'

This package includes a PowerPoint presentation and detailed handout on **Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake **

It is ideal for university and A Level students looking to write essays on Lahiri’s work and get a better understanding of ideas behind postcolonial studies.

The work package includes:
Carefully selected extracts from The Namesake to encourage discussion and analysis
An explanation of Homi K. Bhabha’s theories of hybridity, liminal spaces, and the Third Space
Comments made by Jhumpa Lahiri on her creative process when writing The Namesake
Questions to encourage analytical thinking
Scholarly engagements with Lahiri’s work