Monica Ali
Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English descent. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
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- Born in
- Dhaka
- Educated at
- Middlesex UniversityWadham College
- Awards
- 🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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1967
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