Brick Lane by Monica Ali
"A Bangladeshi immigrant in London is torn between the kind, tedious older husband with whom she has an arranged marriage (and children) and the fiery political activist she lusts after" (Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Sisterland) in this Booker Prize-shortlisted work of literary fiction about the immigrant experience.After an arranged marriage to Chanu, a man twenty years older, Nazneen is taken to London, leaving her home and heart in the Bangladeshi village where she was born. Her new world in London's East End is full of mysteries. How can she cross the road without being hit by a car (an operation akin to dodging raindrops in the monsoon)? What is the secret of her bullying neighbor Mrs. Islam? What is a Hell's Angel? And how must she comfort the naïve and disillusioned Chanu?
As a good Muslim girl, Nazneen struggles to not question why things happen. She submits, as she must, to Fate and devotes herself to her husband and daughters. Yet to her amazement, she begins an affair with a handsome young political activist, and her erotic awakening throws her old certainties into chaos.
Monica Ali's splendid novel is about identity, belonging, and journeys both external and internal, where the marvelous and the terrifying spiral together.
Monica Ali grew up in London after being born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is the author of the novel Brick Lane, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and is now a big film picture, and the story collection Alentejo Blue, which was designated one of Granta's twenty best young British novelists. Her husband and two small children reside with her in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743243315 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743243315 |
| Title | Brick Lane |
| Author | Monica Ali |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scribner Book Company |
| Year published | 2004-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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