Monica Ali is the daughter of English and Bangladeshi parents. She came to England aged three years, her first home being Bolton in Greater Manchester, and later studied at Oxford University. Her first novel, Brick Lane (2003), is an epic saga about a Bangladeshi family living in the UK, and explores the British immigrant experience. It was shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and made into a film, released in 2007.
Her second novel, Alentejo Blue, set in Portugal, was published in 2006.
MONICA ALI was one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and won Newcomer of the Year at the 2004 British Book Awards. Her first novel, Brick Lane, was shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize, the George Orwell Prize for political writing and the prestigious Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. She lives in London with her husband and two children. Her latest novel is In The Kitchen'
Brick Lane Doubleday, 2003
Alentejo Blue Doubleday, 2006
In the Kitchen
2003 British Book Awards Literary Fiction Award (shortlist) Brick Lane
2003 British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year Brick Lane
2003 Guardian First Book Award (shortlist) Brick Lane
2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist) Brick Lane
2003 WH Smith People's Choice Award Brick Lane
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