Monica Ali Quotes


You know how if you're born in a certain situation you always expect your life to run on a steady trajectory? I've never really had a sense of that. I assume that life is going to go up and down.


Citations

Ali, Monica. Interview. The Guardian, 2009.

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Monica Ali
Monica Ali
  • Born: October 20, 1967
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Writer, Novelist

Monica Ali is a Bangladeshi-born British writer and novelist. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta magazine based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name. She has also published three other novels.