by Monica Ali · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780385604857
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«Brick Lane» is the contemporary novel by Monica Ali, published by Manpocket in paperback (416 pages, in English).
Nazneen, a young Bangladeshi woman, arrives in London at eighteen for an arranged marriage to a much older man. In an apartment in Tower Hamlets, without knowing English, she sews to make a living while her sister Hasina defies tradition. Her friendship with Razia and her relationship with Karim confront her with love, fate, and racial tensions.
First novel by Monica Ali; nominated for the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, and the Guardian First Book Award.
For readers of contemporary fiction and book clubs interested in immigration, identity, and cultural clash.
Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English descent. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name. She has also published four other novels. Her fifth novel, Love Marriage, was published by Virago Press in February 2022 and became an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
