'The Namesake' is a famous novel by which Indian-American author?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Jhumpa Lahiri.
'The Namesake' is a famous novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri. Published in 2003, it explores the immigrant experience and the clash between Bengali traditions and American culture through the life of Gogol Ganguli.
About the Other Authors:
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Arundhati Roy: Best known for her debut novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Man Booker Prize. She is also a prominent political activist and essayist.
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Famous for works like The Mistress of Spices and The Palace of Illusions, which often reimagine Indian mythology and folklore from a feminist perspective.
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Kiran Desai: Author of The Inheritance of Loss, which won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. She is the daughter of the renowned novelist Anita Desai.