I saw the movie Namesake and felt what was so special in it? Now when I read the book ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ by Jhumpa Lahiri I understood how the book Namesake must have been. Jhumpa has an amazing writing style. Very simple and very touching.
Unaccustomed Earth has some very interesting short stories which end abruptly…
You just start getting to know the characters, understand the surroundings and the story ends.
You might want to read the book for its simplicity… for its writing style…
2 comments:
I saw Namesake and i was pretty touched by the movie. I was not able to totally understand whether the director was trying to put more stress on the importance of the name of the "confused" culture that becomes after living long in a foreign country.. all in all a very good movie.
If you liked this book then try reading the workings of O. Henry .. you will like it.
i still think Jhumpa is better off writing short stories than novellas. The movie "namesake" was mostly true to the written word (not quite the norm with other adaptations) but i still feel it missed the point. Though Mira Nair knows how to pluck at the heart strings...
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