No. 7 Bharati Mukherjee

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Introduction

Bharati Mukherjee is an Indian American writer. She was born in India in 1940 and traveled to Europe, Canada and finally settled down in US with her husband. She is currently a professor in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley.

Selected Works

• TheTiger's Daughter (1971)
• Wife (1975)
• The Middleman and Other Stories (1988)
• Jasmine (1989)
• The Holder of the World (1993)
• Leave It to Me (1997)
• Desirable Daughters (2002)
• The Tree Bride (2004)

Recognition & Awards

Mukherjee’s short stories collection, The Middleman and Other Stories, won National Book Critics Circle Award in 1988.(Wikipedia)

Influences

Mukherjee’s books focus on immigrants in the US who are from developing countries. Her works reflect Indian culture and immigrant experience. In her biography written by Fakrul Alam, her writing themes are defined as "phenomenon of migration, the status of new immigrants, and the feeling of alienation often experienced by expatriates" as well as on Indian women and their struggle (Alam 7). She is the icon for Indian American female Writers and exerts great impact on the society.