Abstract:
This dissertation analyzes the work of two renowned writers who know a thing or two
concerning Diaspora and its effects. First, there is Jhumpa Lahiri, a Pulitzer Prize winner,
who was born in London on 11 July 1967 of fudian (Calcuttan to be precise) parentage
and grew up in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. She now lives in New York with her
husband and son. Her novel The Namesake concerns an fudian family that faces the
cultural and generation clashes caused by their Diaspora in the U.S. Lahiri's visits to
Calcutta with her parents was bound to have an effect on her writing due to the divided
sense of identity and the clash of cultures and her writing materials concern her own
diasporic experiences.
Description:
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh