Monica Ali
Standard Name: Ali, Monica
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Intertextuality and Influence | Naomi Alderman | NA
says this book was facilitated by the success of fictions about other, distinct communities: Zadie Smith
's White Teeth, Monica Ali
's Brick Lane, and especially influenced by Jeanette Winterson
's Oranges... |
Timeline
2 June 2003
British Asian writer Monica Ali
published her first novel, Brick Lane, to resounding success.
Early 2004
The Richard and Judy Book Club
was launched in Britain as a weekly television programme on Channel 4
, taking as its model the bookclub
of Oprah Winfrey
in the USA.
June 2006
Monica Ali
published her second novel, Alentejo Blue, which is set in a village called Mamarrosa in Alentejo province, Portugal, and whose characters are both Portuguese and English.