Monica Ali
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 has been shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
Monica Ali lives in London and was named in 2003 by Granta magazine as one of twenty 'Best of Young British Novelists'.
Prizes and awards:
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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