Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Weekenders: Adventures in Calcutta |
2004 |
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Collections#
| Title |
Published |
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| Alentejo Blue |
2006 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Brick Lane |
2003 |
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| In the Kitchen |
2009 |
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| Untold Story |
2011 |
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| Love Marriage |
2022 |
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Monica Ali is a British-Bangladeshi novelist who made an immediate impact with Brick Lane in 2003. The novel, about a Bangladeshi woman adjusting to life in London’s East End, earned a Man Booker Prize shortlisting and established Ali as one of the most talked-about literary voices of her generation. She had already been named to Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists list before the book came out.
Her later novels have ranged widely in subject matter. In the Kitchen (2009) is set in a London hotel, Untold Story (2011) imagines a Princess Diana-like figure living in hiding, and Love Marriage (2022) returned to themes of family, culture, and generational friction. She has also published the short story collection Alentejo Blue and contributed to the travel anthology The Weekenders.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Monica Ali written?
Monica Ali has written six books across three series.
What was Monica Ali's first book?
Monica Ali’s first book is Brick Lane, published in 2003.
What is Monica Ali best known for?
Monica Ali is best known for her debut novel Brick Lane (2003), which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The novel follows Nazneen, a Bangladeshi woman navigating life in London’s East End after an arranged marriage. It was also adapted into a 2007 film. Ali was named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists before Brick Lane was even published.