Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni writes short stories, novels and poems. She has won a number of awards for her work, and her stories have been made into films and television shows
HER THEMES
Magical realism, mythology, fantasy, historical fiction
RECOMMENDED FOR
Those who savour the poetry of words and the enchantment of fantasy
TRIVIA
* Moved to the USA for her master’s degree in English after a BA from Calcutta University
* Worked as babysitter, store clerk, bread slicer and a laboratory assistant to support her higher studies
* Currently teaches creative writing at the University of Houston
READING SHELF
An engrossing tale of a woman who runs a shop with magical spices
A retelling of the Mahabharata through Draupadi’s perspective
The first in a fantasy series about a boy who saves a brotherhood of healers
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