Blogs about: Monica Ali

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July 9 - VR article1 comment

joslinlibrary wrote 1 week ago: July 9, 2009 In the Kitchen is Monica Ali’s latest novel since her well received Brick Lane. Essenti … more →

Tags: Valley Reporter Articles

Ain't it strange2 comments

Joseph wrote 1 week ago: Patti Smith by Robert Mapplethorpe I came across two pieces by writers yesterday who were inspired b … more →

Tags: writing, Alistair Morgan, Patti Smith, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, strangeness

Monica Ali's Brick Lane as a novel and film

ayselimo wrote 1 month ago: Lost in Translation             ‘‘Sternly, remorselessly, fate guides each of us; only at the begin … more →

Tags: criticism, Gender, Womanhood, racism, Review, brick lane, Controversy, comparison of the novel and the film, Nazneen's transiton

Middle of the Road

debutnovelist wrote 2 months ago: My Library Thing widget should update soon to show I’ve been on a reading fest – three b … more →

Tags: Rupert Brooke, Jill Dawson, Historical Fiction

I'm happy I'm an atheist4 comments

rosemarymaccabe wrote 5 months ago: Because, apparently: If Allah wanted us to ask questions, he would have made us men. - from Monica … more →

Tags: Feminism, Religion, sexual discrimination, brick lane

Brick Lane: Open Thread7 comments

Fatemeh wrote 5 months ago: I watched Brick Lane last night. Full disclosure: I haven’t read the book. I wanted to, I swea … more →

Tags: Books/Magazines, Cinema, brick lane

Animal farm1 comment

bayaagarwal wrote 7 months ago: Brick lane, famous for Monica Ali’s award winning novel was on my weekend list this time, but … more →

Tags: London, spitafields, City Farm, brick lane, Author, award, Ducks, animals, Children

'Brick Lane' movie review (Baltimore Citypaper)

Jason Ferguson wrote 10 months ago: [After its opening date was pushed back multiple times, when Brick Lane finally opened in Baltimore, … more →

Tags: Movie Reviews, Film / DVD, Jason's favorites, South Asia, baltimore citypaper, Bangladesh, brick lane

Fiction: Brick Lane by Monical Ali4 comments

bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: I was at an awards dinner recently when a professor mentioned Brick Lane and I interjected, “Oh righ … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Fiction, Immigrants, England, Film Adaptations, Relationships, fatalism, brick lane, Bangladesh

Brick Lane- a review from the New York Times

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: <a Scoopit! Chris Raphael/Sony Pictures Classics Tannishtha Chatterjee stars in “Brick … more →

Tags: Cinema, Asia, Actors, Social commentary, Acting, film, Immigration, London, brick lane

The Smiths at the movies:Brick Lane

adamsmith1922 wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday afternoon Mrs Smith and Adam went to the movies again. We saw a very good little movie fr … more →

Tags: Cinema, enjoyment, England, Entertainment, Fun, Movies, Pleasure, lighthouse, brick lane

Get London Reading

keithmansfield wrote 1 year ago: The thing about living around Brick Lane is that you’re always stumbling upon interesting things. To … more →

Tags: Johnny Mackintosh, Publishing Industry, London, Get London Reading, brick lane, gherkin

Alentejo Blue, by Monica Ali

bookdiva wrote 1 year ago: Alentejo Blue, by Monica Ali…I give it Five Stars! From the author of Brick Lane, Monica Ali brings … more →

Tags: General, Authors, Book Reviews, literature/fiction, Books, Writers, Fiction, Novels, Alientejo Blue

Granta #81. Best of young British novelists 20032 comments

ameer wrote 1 year ago: I was almost going to let it be 2013 until I read this book…but sometimes, one has to make a … more →

Tags: Books, England, Short Story, Sarah Waters, Dan Rhodes, Peter Ho Davies, Robert McLiam Wilson

This, by Monica Ali - On stopping Child Labor

WM wrote 1 year ago: Another insightful perspective from Monica Ali’s Brick Lane.. pg 301 – one of the many l … more →

Tags: global trade, Immigrants, Child Labor

Hari Kunzru on art and freedom of expression

Guru wrote 1 year ago: Art isn’t about promoting social cohesion, or cementing community relations. It’s about … more →

Tags: Sentence(s) of the day, Hari Kunzru, Art, Freedom of Expression, brick lane

In my own little world

coy wrote 2 years ago: I recently finished reading Brick Lane, a fabulous book by Monica Ali about Bangladeshi immigrants i … more →

Tags: change, Immigrants, Family, Friends, People, brick lane, Abroad


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