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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