About the book
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The selection for August is both a book and a movie!
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their offspring opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.
**There is a movie option too! 2006 film with Kal Penn**
“Research shows that reading fiction increases empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence, which we need for becoming the people we mean to be. In addition, fiction has been shown to change beliefs more effectively than nonfiction because reading fiction with social content activates specific parts of the brain." - The Person You Mean to Be, by Dolly Chugh
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Jamie Bondurant
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