Monica Ali

Monica Ali ( born October 20, 1967 in Dhaka, Bangladesh ) is a British writer.

Biography

Ali is the daughter of a Bengali father and an English mother. When Ali was three years old, the family moved to Dhaka from Bolton in the United Kingdom. Ali studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Wadham College, Oxford. She lives in London. With her husband Simon, a business consultant, she has two children, Felix and Shumi. In 2003, Ali's debut novel Brick Lane, who for the Booker Prize - has been nominated - the highest British literature award.

Brick Lane

The novel is named after the road that lies in the heart of the London district of the Bengali immigrants. It tells the story of Nazneen, a young Bangladeshi woman who at eighteen comes to London in 1985 and is married with man twenty years older Chanu. Nazneen it is hardly possible to leave the tiny apartment. You will be given no education, just as it is impossible for her to get to know London and the UK. First, it fits into their role. Only the correspondence with her sister Hasina, who has broken with the Islamic traditions, brings variety to Nazneens life.

Nazneen realizes the years that Chanus dreams of wealth and social advancement will always remain dreams. Also, they found ten years after their arrival in England, but ways to conquer tiny spaces. It supports its rebellious against the father daughters who begins a love affair with Karim, a Bangladeshi who has lived all his life in England, and decides after the events of 11 September 2001 for a life in England.

In an interview with the Berliner Zeitung Ali says of the novel: "I wanted to challenge the stereotype. We see a sari or a headscarf - and already have an opinion about the person underneath. Now people come to me and say that they see their Indian or Bengali neighbor with different eyes. "

Works (selection)

  • Brick Lane. Roman ( "Brick Lane ", 2002). Earthscan, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-426-19620-4.
  • Alentejo Blue. Narratives ( " Alentejo Blue", 2006). Droemer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-426-19744-8.
  • Hotel Imperial. Roman ( "In The Kitchen", 2009). Droemer, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-426-19866-7.
  • The Glass Woman ( " Untold Story," 2011). Droemer, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-426-19929-9.
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