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The following is a "closing segment" for the show which aired Friday, September 12, 2003 at 10:00 AM EDT.

Friday, September 12, 2003 at 10:00 AM EDT

Jhumpa Lahiri

In her first novel, “The Namesake,” Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri follows two generations of the Ganguli family as they navigate their way in America. The first generation holds onto to its Indian customs while incorporating some of American culture. The Thanksgiving turkey is rubbed with cumin and cayenne, and when friends get together they make a favorite Calcutta snack by mixing Rice Crispies, Planters peanuts and onions.

The 32-year-old author drew on many of her own experiences growing up with emigrant parents when writing her novel. Jhumpa Lahiri reads an excerpt from her book, “The Namesake.”

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Jhumpa Lahiri, author, “The Namesake”

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