The Lowland

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The Lowland is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores the intertwined lives of two brothers from Calcutta against the backdrop of political upheaval and family tragedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Jhumpa Lahiri
countryOfFirstPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre family saga
historical fiction
literary fiction
hasAwardStatus critically acclaimed
hasMediaType audiobook
e-book
hardcover
paperback
print
hasSubject Indian diaspora
Maoist insurgency in India
surface form: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

intergenerational conflict
marriage
parenthood
mainCharacter Gauri
Subhash
Udayan
narrativeStyle third-person narration
notableFor depiction of the impact of political violence on a family
portrayal of two brothers with divergent political paths
originalLanguage English
placeInAuthorBibliography second novel by Jhumpa Lahiri
precededBy The Namesake
publicationYear 2013
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
settingCountry India
settingLocation Calcutta
Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata
settingPeriod 20th century
Naxalite movement era
shortlistedFor Booker Prize
surface form: Man Booker Prize

National Book Award for Fiction
theme consequences of political violence
duty and responsibility
family relationships
guilt
identity
migration
political upheaval
tragedy
titleLanguage English

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