The Lowland

The Lowland
Author Jhumpa Lahiri
Language English
Published 2013 Alfred A. Knopf / Random House
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 340
ISBN 978-0-30726-574-6

The Lowland is the second novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, published by Alfred A. Knopf and Random House in 2013.

Plot

The novel is about two brothers who come of age in the 1950s and 60s in the city of Calcutta. When one of the brothers becomes involved in the Naxalite movement in the late 1960s, their paths diverge and one of them goes to the United States and the other one stays behind to take part in the movement. The book is about the consequences of each of their choices.

Awards and Nominations

In September 2013, The Lowland was placed on the shortlist for the 2013 Man Booker Prize,[1][2] which ultimately went to The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. The following month it was also long-listed for the National Book Award for Fiction, and revealed to be a finalist on October 16, 2013.[3] In April 2014, it was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.[4] It won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (2014).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘The Lowland’ on Booker shortlist". The Hindu. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Masters, Tim (2013-07-23). "Man Booker judges reveal 'most diverse' longlist". BBC. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  3. ↑ "2013 National Book Award Finalist, Fiction". Nationalbook.org. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Mark Brown (7 April 2014). "Donna Tartt heads Baileys women's prize for fiction 2014 shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ Claire Armitstead (22 January 2015). "Jhumpa Lahiri wins $50,000 DSC prize for south Asian literature". The Guardian. Retrieved January 22, 2015.