Chitra banerjee divakaruni is the bestselling author of the novel the mistress of spices and the mulipleawardwinning story collections the unknown errors of our lives and arranged marriage. From arranged marriage by chitra banerjee divakaruni. For the young girls and women brought to life in these stories, the possibility of change, of starting anew, is both as terrifying. Chitra banerjee divakaruni books list of books by author. Buy arranged marriage book online at low prices in india. Although chitra divakaruni s poetry has won praise and awards for many years, it is her luminous, exquisitely crafted prose ms. Chitra banerjee divakaruni protagonists, all female, are primarily young women who have immigrated to the united states from india and now face changes that are. She teaches creative writing at a local college, and is the coordinator for a helpline for south asian women. Born in india, chitra banerjee divakaruni lives near san francisco with her husband and two children. For those indianborn women living new lives in america, independence is a mixed blessing. Stories and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Although chitra divakarunis poetry has won praise and awards for many years, it is her luminous. Her works have been translated into languages, including dutch, hebrew and japanese. Chitra banerjee divakaruni traditional versus modern thoughts and cultural values clash in the 11 stories included in this debut collection, which won the american book award in 1995. So, when i finally spotted the book lying supine on library shelf, i could hardly resist myself from picking it up.
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Arranged marriage, her first collection of stories, spent five weeks on the san francisco chronicle bestseller list and garnered critical acclaim that would have been extraordinary for even a more established author. Like divakarunis muchloved and bestselling short story collection arranged marriage, this collection of poetry deals with india and the indian experience in america, from the adventures of going to a convent school in india run by irish nuns growing up in darjeeling to the history of the earliest indian immigrants in the u. Chitra banerjee divakaruni born chitralekha banerjee, july 29, 1956 is an indianamerican author, poet, and the betty and gene mcdavid professor of writing at the university of houston creative writing program her short story collection, arranged marriage won an american book award in 1996, and two of her novels the mistress of spices and sister of my heart as well as a short story the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the mistress of spices. She put herself through berkeley doing odd jobs, from working at an indian boutique to slicing bread in a bakery nowadays, shes enjoying the raves for her latest novel, queen of dreams.
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