by Jhumpa Lahiri · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781408850039
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«The Lowland» is the contemporary fiction novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in paperback (416 pages, in English).
Two brothers, Subhash and Udayan, grow up in Calcutta in the 1960s. Udayan joins the Naxalite movement while Subhash emigrates to the United States to pursue scientific research. A family tragedy forces Subhash to return to India and confront the consequences of his brother's decisions.
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013 and the Women's Prize for Fiction 2014, and winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.
For readers of contemporary fiction and for book clubs interested in family dramas with a historical backdrop.
Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri is a British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English and, more recently, in Italian.
