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Monica Ali CBE FRSL ( Bengali: মনিকা আলী; born 20 October 1967) is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English descent. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Monica Ali is a bestselling novelist. Her debut novel, Brick Lane, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Love Marriage was published by Virago in February 2022, and was an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
Monica Ali is a bestselling writer whose work has been translated into 26 languages. She is the author of five books: Brick Lane , Alentejo Blue , In the Kitchen , Untold Story and Love Marriage .
Monica Ali is the daughter of English and Bangladeshi parents. She came to England aged three, her first home being Bolton in Greater Manchester, and later studied at Oxford University. Her first novel, Brick Lane (2003), is an epic saga about a Bangladeshi family living in the UK, and explores the British immigrant experience.
Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi origin. She is the author of Brick Lane, her debut novel, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2003. Ali was voted Granta's Best of Young British Novelists on the basis of the unpublished manuscript.
Monica Ali is a bestselling novelist. She is the author of five books: Brick Lane, Alentejo Blue, In the Kitchen, Untold Story and Love Marriage.
Mar 25, 2022 · Monica Ali: ‘I can’t imagine life without Tolstoy and Austen’. The novelist on George Orwell’s doublespeak, the psychology of addiction, and the unbearable darkness of Émile Zola. Monica ...
