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  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 Hear...

THE THOUSAND FACES OF NIGHT - GITHA HARIHARAN

  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 e...

A SCARF CAROLD SHIELD

  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 Cana...

DANGLING MAN -SAUL BELLOW

  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                          ...