Biography monica ali

British writer, novelist (born 1967)

Monica AliCBE FRSL (Bengali: মনিকা আলী; born 20 October 1967) 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In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year.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.

Monica ali in the kitchen

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.

Ali was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 Birthday Honours for services to literature.^[1]

Early life and education

Ali was born in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), 1967 to a Bangladeshi father and an English mother.^[2] When she was three, her family moved to Bolton, England.^[3] Her f