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Brick Lane Monica Ali

Brick Lane By Monica Ali

Brick Lane by Monica Ali


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Condition - Very Good
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Summary

'Focusing on a cross-section of the Bangladeshi community in Tower Hamlets, a community all but invisible to the rest of London, Ali's novel is warm, shrewd, startling, and hugely readable; the sort of book you race through greedily.' OBSERVER

Brick Lane Summary

Brick Lane by Monica Ali

Debut literary novel set in Asian community in London's East End - the story of a village girl from Bangladesh and how she makes the urban village of Brick Lane her new home - by a stunning new talent. 'Focusing on a cross-section of the Bangladeshi community in Tower Hamlets, a community all but invisible to the rest of London, Ali's novel is warm, shrewd, startling, and hugely readable; the sort of book you race through greedily.' OBSERVER

Brick Lane Reviews

'The new rising star of English fiction post Zadie Smith ... Highly recommended.' * Marie Claire *
'Monica Ali is a fabulous writer, and Brick Lane is finely observed, deeply compassionate, wry and tender.' -- Meera Syal
'A very special novel - I adored it. It gave me everything I crave in a novel ... You won't publish a better novel in 2003.' -- Margaret Forster
'A very special novel - I adored it. It gave me everything I crave in a novel - entertaining, moving and fascinating.' -- Margaret Forster
'Entertaining and full of insight ... talented, thoughtful and mature.' -- Hilary Mantel

About Monica Ali

Monica Ali was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and grew up in England. She is one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists of the decade, Newcomer of the Year at the 2004 British Book Awards and has been nominated for most of the major literary prizes in Britain. BRICK LANE was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the George Orwell Prize for political writing and the prestigious Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

Internationally there has been similar recognition including, in the United States, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times 'First Fiction' Prize where the book was shortlisted.

Monica Ali lives in London with her husband and two children.

Additional information

GOR006019757
9780552151597
0552151599
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
20031001
496
Short-listed for Booker Prize for Fiction 2003 Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2003
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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