Fiction or non fiction, anything that tackles the idea and emotions of really hating your past or even the culture you came from, what to do about it, etc.
It is a story about a young man named Gogol Ganguli, the American-born son of Indian immigrants, as he struggles to find his identity between two different worlds, neither of which fully embrace him. Named after the Russian writer Nikolai Gogol, he grapples with his unusual name, his parents’ Bengali traditions, and the expectations of American society. It beautifully traces his journey from childhood through adulthood, and explores themes of family, belonging, and the meaning of names and identity.
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Bastard out of Carolina by: Dorothy Allison
Before Women Had Wings by: Connie Mae Fowler
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**The Namesake** by Jhumpa Lahiri
It is a story about a young man named Gogol Ganguli, the American-born son of Indian immigrants, as he struggles to find his identity between two different worlds, neither of which fully embrace him. Named after the Russian writer Nikolai Gogol, he grapples with his unusual name, his parents’ Bengali traditions, and the expectations of American society. It beautifully traces his journey from childhood through adulthood, and explores themes of family, belonging, and the meaning of names and identity.
Bastard out of Carolina by: Dorothy Allison
Before Women Had Wings by: Connie Mae Fowler