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Chitra rai wiipedia9/22/2023 ![]() ĭivakaruni lives in Houston with her husband, Murthy. She received a PhD in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985 ( Christopher Marlowe was the subject of her doctoral dissertation). In the same year, she went to the United States to attend Wright State University, where she received a master's degree. ![]() 3.2 Film, television, theatre and operaĭivakaruni was born in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. ![]() She writes for children as well as adults, and has published novels in multiple genres, including realistic fiction, historical fiction, magical realism, myth and fantasy. Currently, Sister of My Heart, Oleander Girl, Palace of Illusions, and One Amazing Thing have all been optioned to be made into movies or TV serials.ĭivakaruni's works are largely set in India and the United States, and often focus on the experiences of South Asian immigrants. Mistress of Spices was short-listed for the Orange Prize. ![]() Her short story collection, Arranged Marriage won an American Book Award in 1996, and two of her novels ( The Mistress of Spices and Sister of My Heart), as well as a short story The Word Love were adapted into films. Poetry, short stories, novels fantasy, young adult, magical realism, historical fictionĬhitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, J) is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. ![]()
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