Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, 1957 -) is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the nationally-ranked University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Her short story collection Arranged Marriage won an American Book Award in 1995, and two of her novels were adapted into films. Mistress of Spices was short-listed for the Orange Prize.
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- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, 1957 -) is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the nationally-ranked University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Her short story collection Arranged Marriage won an American Book Award in 1995, and two of her novels were adapted into films. Mistress of Spices was short-listed for the Orange Prize. Divakaruni's works are largely set in India and the United States, and often focus on the experiences of South Asian immigrants. She writes for children as well as adults and has published novels in multiple genres, including realistic fiction, historical fiction, magical realism, and fantasy.
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni escritora y profesora de inglés de la Universitdad de Houston. Nació en Calcuta, India y se doctoró en la Universidad de Berkeley. Su novela The Mistress of Spices se ha llevado al cine en 2005
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on intialaissyntyinen runoilija ja kirjailija. Hänen teoksiaan on käännetty yli kymmenelle kielelle. Hän asuu Yhdysvalloissa ja opettaa yliopistossa luovaa kirjoittamista.
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- Ginsberg Poetry Prize; Pushcart Prize; LA Times Best Books of 1997; American Book Award; PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award; South Asian Literary Association Distinguished Author Award
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- Leaving Yuba City; Arranged Marriage; The Mistress of Spices; Sister of My Heart; Palace of Illusions; Conch Bearer.
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- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, 1957 -) is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the nationally-ranked University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Her short story collection Arranged Marriage won an American Book Award in 1995, and two of her novels were adapted into films. Mistress of Spices was short-listed for the Orange Prize.
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni escritora y profesora de inglés de la Universitdad de Houston. Nació en Calcuta, India y se doctoró en la Universidad de Berkeley. Su novela The Mistress of Spices se ha llevado al cine en 2005
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on intialaissyntyinen runoilija ja kirjailija. Hänen teoksiaan on käännetty yli kymmenelle kielelle. Hän asuu Yhdysvalloissa ja opettaa yliopistossa luovaa kirjoittamista.
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