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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Vereinigte Staaten · Schriftsteller · Geboren 1956 · Alter 70

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni wird in 25 Sprachen etwa 116 Mal am Tag gelesen.

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Geburtsname: Chitralekha Banerjee (* 29. Juli 1956 in Kalkutta, Indien) ist eine indisch-amerikanische Schriftstellerin und Professorin für Kreatives Schreiben an der Universität Houston. Sie lebt in Houston, USA.

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2015“I did not think I had a story to tell…Moving to a very different culture and learning to live on my own made me see the world much more clearly….”Eigene WorteOn how her immigration experience shaped her writing in “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sisters and Spices” in Guernica (2015 Aug 3)

“I spent childhood vacations with my grandfather in a little village three hours outside of Kolkata.”Eigene WorteOn her earliest memories of storytelling in “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sisters and Spices” in Guernica (2015 Aug 3)

“…some characters would be more androgynous by nature and maybe by nurture.”Eigene WorteOn exploring the complexities of gender in “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sisters and Spices” in Guernica (2015 Aug 3)

“It has definitely influenced my writing. I put appropriate Bengali words in among the English ones because I want that weaving of languages.”Eigene WorteOn including Bengali in her writings in “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sisters and Spices” in Guernica (2015 Aug 3)

“Food is an important symbol.”Eigene WorteOn the role food plays in her writings in “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sisters and Spices” in Guernica (2015 Aug 3)

2013“This novel was born out of a combination of visits I paid to Kolkata and my own musings on family secrets (yes, my family has some!).”Eigene WorteAugust 2013On her novel Oleander Girl in “AN INTERVIEW WITH CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI” in Bookslut (August 2013)

2011PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary AwardAuszeichnung2003Pushcart PrizeAuszeichnung1997Pushcart PrizeAuszeichnung1996American Book AwardsAuszeichnung1956Geboren29. Juli 1956

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  1. I did not think I had a story to tell…Moving to a very different culture and learning to live on my own made me see the world much more clearly….

    2015, On how her immigration experience shaped her writing in “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sisters and Spices” in Guernica (2015 Aug 3), Eigene Worte

  2. I spent childhood vacations with my grandfather in a little village three hours outside of Kolkata.

    2015, On her earliest memories of storytelling in “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sisters and Spices” in Guernica (2015 Aug 3), Eigene Worte

  3. …some characters would be more androgynous by nature and maybe by nurture.

    2015, On exploring the complexities of gender in “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Sisters and Spices” in Guernica (2015 Aug 3), Eigene Worte

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Auszeichnungen

PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award2011
Pushcart Prize2003
Pushcart Prize1997
American Book Awards1996
Scanno Prize

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Geboren 1956 · Alter 70

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