Preeta Samarasan



Marcie
Marcie
922 books | 46 friends

Mark
Mark
97 books | 136 friends

Leon
Leon
646 books | 7 friends

kc
kc
847 books | 109 friends

Charlotte
Charlotte
541 books | 62 friends

Ram
Ram
124 books | 144 friends

D'Anne
D'Anne
813 books | 72 friends

lowell
lowell
457 books | 135 friends

Laura
Laura
102 books | 278 friends

elizabeth
elizabeth
237 books | 134 friends

wmc
wmc
237 books | 50 friends

Karyna ...
Karyna Mcglynn
62 books | 233 friends

Mike
Mike
141 books | 51 friends

Apostro...
ApostropheCast
48 books | 219 friends

Joanna
Joanna
177 books | 10 friends

More friends…


Preeta is following 0 people


Preeta Samarasan

goodreads author profile


url
http://www.goodreads.com/preeta

gender
female

place of birth
Batu Gajah, Malaysia

website

genre
Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

influences
Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, Salman Rushdie, William Faulkner, Graham Swift (especially _Waterland_), Peter Carey, Arundhati Roy

member since
May 2007


about this author

Please see www.preetasamarasan.com for more about the book and a regularly updated schedule of events.

***

Preeta Samarasan has attended a lot of schools, and you should contact her to say hello if you knew her at any of them:

In Ipoh, Malaysia:
The Wesley Church (ACS) Nursery School;
The Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Kindergarten;
SRK Tarcisian Convent;
SM Convent, Ipoh (the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus).

In Montezuma, New Mexico:
The Armand Hammer United World College of the American West (now UWC-USA);

In Clinton, New York:
Hamilton College

In Rochester, New York:
The Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester)

In ...more




Sign up for Goodreads to pick your favorite quotes and books by Preeta Samarasan.
avg rating: 3.87 | 172 ratings | 75 reviews | 1 distinct work | 3 fans
Evening Is the Whole Day: A No... Evening Is the Whole Day: A Novel
by Preeta Samarasan (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.86 — 167 ratings — published 2008
9 editions
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, perform a search.

A Disobedient Girl:... 06/02 Preeta is currently reading:
A Disobedient Girl: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Ru Freeman
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
A Dance to the Music... 05/06 Preeta is currently reading:
A Dance to the Music of Time: Second Movement (Paperback)
by Anthony Powell
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
recommended for: anglophiles who love books and films in which nothing happens

Preeta's recent updates (rss)

November 09
167302
Preeta made a comment on Travis's review of The Story of Lucy Gault
Nophoto-f-25x33 Preeta wrote: "Yes yes yes yes yes. I could not agree more. I read it years and years ago and it has stayed with ...more "

reply to this comment
June 02
A Disobedient Girl:... Preeta is currently reading:
A Disobedient Girl: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Ru Freeman
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
The End: A Novel Preeta gave 4 of 5 stars to:
The End: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Salvatore Scibona
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
read in May, 2009

Preeta Preeta said: "Well, I read this slowly, like Michael said (I read everything slowly anyway), but I'm still not sure about it. The opening is absolutely one of the most brilliant passages of writing I've ever read, and there was no way I was not reading this book ...more "
May 19
Wanting Preeta marked as to-read:
Wanting (Hardcover)
by Richard Flanagan
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
May 04
The Northern Clemenc... Preeta marked as to-read:
The Northern Clemency (Hardcover)
by Philip Hensher
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 

Preeta Preeta said: "Actually I'd give this three and a half stars, but that's not an option here, IS IT, GOODREADS? Full review forthcoming on Fiction Writers Review, if Anne still wants it.... "
The Northern Clemenc... Preeta gave 3 of 5 stars to:
The Northern Clemency (Hardcover)
by Philip Hensher
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
April 28
The Children's Book Preeta marked as to-read:
The Children's Book (Hardcover)
by A.S. Byatt
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
April 10
Leaving India: My Fa... Preeta marked as to-read:
Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents (Hardcover)
by Minal Hajratwala (Goodreads author)
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
April 05
My Friend the Fanati... Preeta marked as to-read:
My Friend the Fanatic
by Sadanand Dhume (Goodreads author)
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
More of Preeta's books…
No videos have been added to this profile yet. Add one now.


topics mentioning this author

topics posts views last activity  
The Next Best Boo...: pjreads - frequent flyer 15 155 4 days ago, 06:56PM  
Scent of a Woman'...: Favorite Women Novelists 61 56 4 hours, 4 min ago  



No comments have been added yet.