A diasporic overcoat?: Naming and affection in jhumpa lahiri’s the namesake

Journal of Postcolonial Writing

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-202

  Heinze, Ruediger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

American; Contemporary; Diaspora; Immigration; Literature; Novel

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957686485     PISSN: 17449855     EISSN: 17449863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449850701430598     Document Type: Article

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