The article considers Jhumpa Lahiri's short story "Unaccostumed Earth", claiming that it merges Indian and American cultural heritages. Particularly in the character of the elderly father, it is possible to distinguish the transformation of the grihasta into a Vanaprashta, or at least a partly secularised version of this transformation.

Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Unaccustomed Earth”: When the Twain Do Meet / A. Vescovi (CONSONANZE). - In: Anantaratnaprabhava : Studi in onore di Giuliano Boccali. 2 / [a cura di] A. Crisanti, C. Pieruccini, C. Policardi, P.M. Rossi. - Prima edizione. - [s.l] : LED, 2017. - ISBN 9788867056804. - pp. 229-239 [10.13130/2611-8785/14304]

Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Unaccustomed Earth”: When the Twain Do Meet

A. Vescovi
2017

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The article considers Jhumpa Lahiri's short story "Unaccostumed Earth", claiming that it merges Indian and American cultural heritages. Particularly in the character of the elderly father, it is possible to distinguish the transformation of the grihasta into a Vanaprashta, or at least a partly secularised version of this transformation.
Jhumpa Lahiri; Migrant literature; Indian literature in English
Settore L-LIN/10 - Letteratura Inglese
2017
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