Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a contemporary Indian- American poet, author and teacher who was born in Kolkata in 1956 and migrated to US in 1976. Her works are mostly situated and based in India and America, she got American Book award for her work 'Arranged Marriage' and many major awards. Her works have some typical and unique style which gives you a deep feeling and thoughts about your origin and society, her works are been published in more than 50 magazines. Majorly her works speak about contemporary India and America, history, myth and challenges in leading life as a multicultural individual. She writes in most of the genres like children literature, fantasy, realistic, historical fictions and so on.Her Works:
Fictions:
1. Arranged Marriage
2. The Mistress of Spices
3. Sister of My Heart
4. The Unknown Errors of Our Lives
5. The Vine of Desire
6. Queen of Dreams
7. The Palace of Illusion
8. One Amazing Thing
9. Oleander Girl
10. Before We Visit the Goddess
Apart from these fictions she wrote many anthologies and poetry, The palace of Illusion is one among her best fiction which is little complicated theme and retelling story about the great epic Mahabharata in the view of Draupadi. And her works are widely reflects the complexity and reality of women in the current and past society, Sister of My Heart and Oleander girl are the finest works among them.
Famous Quotes:
“The heart itself is beyond control. That is its power, and its weakness.”
“Your childhood hunger is the one that never leaves you.”
“But maybe as I get older, I begin to see beauty where I least expected it before.”
“Everytime i have turned the page he re-enters my life as awkward as postscript”
“I guess there's a lot we hope for that never happens.”
“Tomorrow is another day. I've got plenty of things to worry about right now.”
Books of Chitra Banerjee:
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