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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist, born in 1956 in Kolkata. Best-known works include The Mistress of Spices. Honours include PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, American Book Awards and Pushcart Prize.

The Bookish Elf has reviewed 2 books by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, mostly mythology, published by HarperCollins, Pan Macmillan India, first published between 2008 and 2019. Our highest-rated is The Palace Of Illusions (4.5/5).

Born 1956, KolkataFrom United States

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Books reviewed2

Our average4.5★from 1 rated

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The Palace Of Illusions2008 · ★ 4.5

GenresMythology 2PublishersHarperCollins Pan Macmillan India

Awards & honours

4 recorded

PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award2011Pushcart Prize1997, 2003American Book Awards1996

Literary prizes

PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award 2011Pushcart Prize 1997, 2003American Book Awards 1996Scanno Prize

Books

2 books

The Forest Of Enchantments2019

The Palace Of Illusions2008 · ★ 4.5

Frequently asked questions

Which Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni book should I start with?

Our pick is The Palace Of Illusions, which we rated 4.5 out of 5.

How many Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

We have reviewed 2 books by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: The Forest Of Enchantments, The Palace Of Illusions.

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