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Monica Ali
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born
October 20, 1967
in Dhaka, Bangladesh
gender
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Brick Lane
   3.26 avg rating — 9,650 ratings
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published
2003
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40 editions
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Untold Story
 2.84 avg rating — 810 ratings
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2011
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15 editions
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In the Kitchen
2.58 avg rating — 685 ratings
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2009
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21 editions
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Alentejo Blue
2.70 avg rating — 412 ratings
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2006
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24 editions
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Alentejo Blue [With Earbuds]
by Monica Ali, Anna Fields 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Painter of Signs
by R.K. Narayan, Monica Ali 3.66 avg rating — 416 ratings
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1976
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13 editions
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“Sometimes I look back and I am shocked. Everyday of my life I have prepared for success, worked for it, waited for it, and you don't notice how the days pass until nearly a lifetime is finished. Then it hits you--the thing you have been waiting for has already gone by. And it was going in the other direction. It's like I've been waiting on the wrong side of the road for a bus that was already full." p. 265”
― Monica Ali, Brick Lane
― Monica Ali, Brick Lane
“Apa yang tidak kuketahui-saat masih muda dulu-ada dua jenis cinta. Jenis yang bermula begitu dahsyatnya dan pelan-pelan menghilang, yang terasa seperti tak akan pernah habis lalu suatu hari tahu-tahu ludes. Lalu ada jenis yang tadinya tidak disadari, tetapi terus tumbuh sedikit demi sedikit setiap harinya, seperti kerang yang menghasilkan mutiara, bulir demi bulir, sebuah permata dari pasir.”
― Monica Ali, Brick Lane
― Monica Ali, Brick Lane
“It's a success story," said Chanu, exercising his shoulders. "But behind every story of immigration success there lies a deeper tragedy."
Kindly explain this tragedy."
I'm talking about the clash between Western values and our own. I'm talking about the struggle to assimilate and the need to preserve one's identity and heritage. I'm talking about children who don't know what their identity is. I'm talking about the feelings of alienation engendered by a society where racism is prevalent. I'm talking about the terrific struggle to preserve one's own sanity while striving to achieve the best for one's family. I'm talking--" p. 88”
― Monica Ali, Brick Lane
Kindly explain this tragedy."
I'm talking about the clash between Western values and our own. I'm talking about the struggle to assimilate and the need to preserve one's identity and heritage. I'm talking about children who don't know what their identity is. I'm talking about the feelings of alienation engendered by a society where racism is prevalent. I'm talking about the terrific struggle to preserve one's own sanity while striving to achieve the best for one's family. I'm talking--" p. 88”
― Monica Ali, Brick Lane
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