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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Biography

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

BIO

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an award-winning and bestselling writer and poet, is the author of 15 books, including the short story collection ARRANGED MARRIAGE, which won an American Book Award, and the novels SISTER OF MY HEART, THE MISTRESS OF SPICES, QUEEN OF DREAMS, and THE PALACE OF ILLUSIONS. Her work has been translated into 18 languages, and two of her novels have been made into movies. Her writings have appeared in more than 50 magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly and The New Yorker, and have been published in The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories and the Pushcart Prize anthology. A frequently sought-after op-ed commentator regarding South Asian-American culture, Divakaruni also writes for children. She is the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Houston. Visit her at http://www.chitradivakaruni.com/.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni