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The Lowland

novel by Lahiri
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Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, The Lowland (2013), chronicles the divergent paths of two brothers from Bengal. The novel was nominated for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Award, and it earned Lahiri the 2015 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.1

The Lowland explores themes of family, culture, and the immigrant experience, similar to Lahiri's earlier works like Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake. Lahiri, born in London to Bengali parents, often writes about the complexities of identity and belonging for those navigating between Eastern and Western cultures.21

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