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El Buen Nombre (Lingua Franca)

by Jhumpa Lahiri · September 2005

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Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate the awkward name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited values it represents. Determined to live a life far removed from that of his parents, Gogol sets off on his own path only to discover that the search for identity depends on much more than a name.

Alienación (Psicología social)Alienation (Social psychology)AppreciationAsimilación culturalAssimilation (Sociology)Children of immigrantsEast Indian AmericansEstadounidenses de India OrientalFicciónFictionHijos de inmigrantesJóvenes (Hombres)