LIFE AND LITERATURE

  CLOTHES                                                                                           -  CHITRA BANNERJEE DIVAKARUNI     Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, July 29, 1956) is an Indian American  author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at th e   University of Houston  Crea tive Writing Program.      Her short story collection, Arranged Marriage won an American Book Award  in 1995, and two of her novels The Mistress of Spices and Sister Of my Heart  as well as a short story The Word Love were adapted into films.  The Mistress of Spices  was short-listed for the  Orange Price.  Currently, Sister of My Heart, Oleander Girl, Palace of Illusions , and One Amazing Thing have all been optioned to be made into movies or TV serials.      Divakaruni's works are largely set in India and the United States, and often focus on the experiences of South Asian immigrants. She writes for children as well as adults and has pu

  THE THOUSAND FACES OF NIGHT                                                                              GITHA HARIHARAN      Githa Hariharan, an Indian author and editor based in New Delhi, who is known for her first novel, “The Thousand Faces of Night.” She has won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1993. Born in Coimbatore, and brought up in Mumbai and Manila, Githa pursued a BA (in English) from University of Mumbai and a MA (in Communications) from the Fairfield University. She first worked in the Public Broadcasting System in New York. Then, she worked with a publishing firm as an editor in India. She, along with her husband, has won the right to have the children named after her (instead of carrying the father's name).       This famous case was argued by Indira Jaising, and the Supreme Court agreed that the mother was also a "natural guardian" of the child. Her first novel, “The Thousand Faces of Night" talks about the problems of women, & the b

  A SCARF                                                 CAROLD SHIELD      Carol Ann Shields was an American-born Canadian author. She is best know  for her 1993 novel, The Stone Diaries, which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's Award in Canada. Shields was the author of several novels and short story collections, including The Orange Fish (1989), Swann (1987), Various Miracles (1985), Happenstance (1980), and The Republic of Love (1992). She was the recipient of a Canada Council Major Award, two National Magazine Awards, the 1990 Marian Angel Award, the Canadian Author's Award, and a CBC Short Story Award. She was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1998 and was elevated to Companion of the Order in 2002. Shields was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a member of the Order of Manitoba.      The story begins with the declaration of Mrs. Winter, the narrator that ‘two y

  DANGLING MAN                                                                                       -SAUL BELLOW Introduction:             Saul bellow was born in Lachine, Quehee, a suburb of Montreal and was brought up in Chicago. He got his Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 1937 with honours in Sociology and Anthropology. His notable works are                            Seize the Day                           Henderson the Rain King                           Herzog                           Mosby’s Memors                           Mr.Sammler’s Planet            “Humboldt’s Gift” was awarded the Pulitzer prize and National book award for Fiction. In 1965, Bellow was awarded the International prize for Herzog. “Dangling Man”, the first novel of Saul Bellow is in a dairy style. “If you have someone equal in ability to me I will beat him every time because I will try harder”. Theme:            The theme of the novel is the search for the values of