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2. Website. www .chitradivakaruni .com. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, 1956 [2]) is an Indian-born American 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.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations. The film The Mistress of Spices, based on the novel, was released in 2005. It is directed by Paul Mayeda Berges, with a script by Berges and his wife, British filmmaker Gurinder Chadha. The film stars Aishwarya Rai and Dylan McDermott .
Sister of My Heart is a novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. First published in 1999, this novel was followed in 2002 by a sequel The Vine of Desire. [1] The story centers on two Indian girls, Anju and Sudha. The girls narrate their life stories in alternating chapters. The book follows Sudha and Anju through childhood, adolescence, and early ...
The Palace of Illusions. The Palace of Illusions: A Novel is a 2008 novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, published by Doubleday . The novel is a rendition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from Draupadi 's (Panchaali's) viewpoint, namely, that of a woman living in a patriarchal world. Booklist summarizes the plot: "Smart, resilient, and ...
One Amazing Thing is a 2009 novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. It was first published in the United States in Voice by Hyperion in 2009, and later in Hamish Hamilton by Penguin Books India in 2010. [1] In the novel, a group of people from various backgrounds get trapped inside a visa office after a massive earthquake.
The man, who introduces himself as Abhaydatta, tells his story of a group of Healers, known as the brotherhood, who wield magic in a place called the Silver Valley, hidden deep within the Himalayas. He also reveals that a powerful magical item, the Conch , has been stolen from the brotherhood by one of its members, Surabhanu.
The Last Queen is a book based on the life of Maharani Jind Kaur last queen of Punjab. [1] It is written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. [2] [3]
288. ISBN. 978-0063142404. Independence: A Novel is a novel written by author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and published on 30 November 2022 by HarperCollins. [1] [2] It tells the story of India’s independence through the eyes of three sisters, each of whom is uniquely different, with her own desires and flaws. [3]