Abstract Over the last 20 years, the Indian diaspora in the USA has suddenly come of age, numerically as well as economically. This growing confidence can be seen in the literature written by writers of Indian origin settled in the USA. Shunning sentimentality and overt nostalgia, this latter-day diasporic writing is laced with humour and a critical though affectionate tone directed towards their Indianness. Foremost among these voices is Jhumpa Lahiri. Pulitzer Prize winner Lahiri is the author of two novels and two short story collections. Deeply attached to her Indian heritage, yet wanting desperately to assimilate into the cultural melting pot of American society, Lahiri’s fiction is suffused with a complex biculturalism. With Jhumpa Lahiri’s fiction at the centre, my article will focus on this tug-of-war of alienation and assimilation that is at the heart of every immigrant experience.

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Jhumpa Lahiri 小说中所反映的美洲印度侨民

摘要 在过去的 20 年里，美国的印度侨民在数量上和经济上都突然成熟了。从定居美国的印度裔作家的文学作品中可以看出这种日益增长的信心。回避多愁善感和明显的怀旧情绪，这种后期流散的写作充满了幽默和针对他们的印第安人的批判性但深情的语气。这些声音中最重要的是 Jhumpa Lahiri。普利策奖得主 Lahiri 是两部小说和两部短篇小说集的作者。深深依恋她的印度传统，但又不顾一切地想融入美国社会的文化熔炉，拉希里的小说充满了复杂的双文化。以 Jhumpa Lahiri 的小说为中心，