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Bharati Mukherjee

January 01, 1970

Bharati Mukherjee (July 27, 1940 – January 28, 2017) was an Indian American-Canadian writer and professor emerita in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley. She was the author of a number of novels and short story collections, as well as works of nonfiction.[1]

Bharati Mukherjee
Speaking at the US Ambassador's residence in Israel, June 11, 2004
BornBharati Mukherjee
(1940-07-27)July 27, 1940
Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
DiedJanuary 28, 2017(2017-01-28) (aged 76)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Professor
  • novelist
  • essayist
  • short story writer
  • author
  • fiction writer
  • non-fiction writer
NationalityIndian
American
Canadian
GenreNovels, short stories, essays, travel literature, journalism.
SubjectsPost-colonial Anglophone fiction, Asian American fiction, autobiographical narratives, memoirs, American culture, immigration history, reformation and nationhood in the '90s, multiculturalism vs. mongrelization, fiction writing, autobiography writing, and the form and theory of fiction.
Notable worksJasmine
SpouseClark Blaise

Early life and education edit

Of Indian Hindu Bengali Brahmin origin, Mukherjee was born in present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India during British rule. She later travelled with her parents to Europe after Independence, only returning to Calcutta in the early 1950s. There she attended the Loreto School. She received her B.A. from the University of Calcutta in 1959 as a student of Loreto College, and subsequently earned her M.A. from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1961.[2] She next travelled to the United States to study at the University of Iowa. She received her M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1963 and her PhD in 1969 from the department of Comparative Literature.[3]

Career edit

After more than a decade living in Montreal and Toronto in Canada, Mukherjee and her husband, Clark Blaise returned to the United States. She wrote of the decision in "An Invisible Woman," published in a 1981 issue of Saturday Night. Mukherjee and Blaise co-authored Days and Nights in Calcutta (1977). They also wrote the 1987 book, The Sorrow and the Terror regarding the Air India Flight 182 tragedy. [4]

In addition to writing many works of fiction and non-fiction, Mukherjee taught at McGill University, Skidmore College, Queens College, and City University of New York before joining the faculty at UC Berkeley.

In 1988 Mukherjee won the National Book Critics Circle Award- for her collection The Middleman and Other Stories.[5] In a 1989 interview with Ameena Meer, Mukherjee stated that she considered herself an American writer, and not an Indian expatriate writer.[6]

Mukherjee died due to complications of rheumatoid arthritis and takotsubo cardiomyopathy on January 28, 2017, in Manhattan at the age of 76.[7] She was survived by her husband and son. Her other son, Bart, predeceased her in 2015.[8]

Works edit

Novels edit

Short story collections edit

Memoir edit

Non-fiction edit

Awards and honors edit

Related novels edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Tina Chen and S.X. Goudie, University of California, Berkeley]
  2. ^ "Arts and Culture: Bharati Mukherjee: Her Life and Works". PBS, Interview with Bill Moyers, February 5, 2003
  3. ^ "Clark Blaise and Bharati Mukherjee". Toronto Star, June 10, 2011
  4. ^ Gangdev, Srushti (June 22, 2023). "Most Canadians don't know about the bombing of Air India, the worst terrorist attack in Canada's history". Canadian Broadcasting.
  5. ^ . Dave Weich, Powells Interview (April 2002)
  6. ^ Meer, Amanda http://bombsite.com/issues/29/articles/1264 May 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Fall 1989. Retrieved May 20, 2013
  7. ^ . India Live Today. February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  8. ^ Grimes, William (February 1, 2017). "Bharati Mukherjee, Writer of Immigrant Life, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Honorary Degrees | Whittier College". www.whittier.edu. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

Further reading edit

  • Abcarian, Richard and Marvin Klotz. "Bharati Mukherjee." In Literature: The Human Experience, 9th edition. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006: 1581–1582.
  • Alter, Stephen and Wimal Dissanayake (ed.). "Nostalgia by Bharati Mukherjee." The Penguin Book of Modern Indian Short Stories. New Delhi, Middlesex, New York: Penguin Books, 1991: 28–40.
  • Kerns-Rustomji, Roshni. "Bharati Mukherjee." In The Heath Anthology of American Literature, 5th edition, Vol. E. Paul Lauter and Richard Yarborough (eds.). New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006: 2693–2694.
  • Majithia, Sheetal. , Samar 14: The South Asian American Generation (Fall/Winter 2001): 52–53.
  • Maxey, Ruth (2019). Understanding Bharati Mukherjee. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-64336-000-3. OCLC 1076500541.
  • Maxey, Ruth (2012). South Asian Atlantic literature, 1970-2010. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748641888. JSTOR 10.3366/j.ctt1wf4cbs.
  • New, W. H., ed. "Bharati Mukerjee." In Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002: 763–764.
  • Selvadurai, Shyam (ed.). "Bharati Mukherjee: The Management of Grief." Story-Wallah: A Celebration of South Asian Fiction. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005: 91–108.

External links edit

 
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Interviews edit

  • Beatrice Interview 1997
  • A conversation with Bharati Mukherjee (February 2003)
  • Meer, Ameena: Bharati Mukherjee. May 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Fall 1989)

Misc. edit

  • BBC World Service
  • A Declaration of Independence
  • Further links

January 01, 1970
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Bharati Mukherjee July 27 1940 January 28 2017 was an Indian American Canadian writer and professor emerita in the department of English at the University of California Berkeley She was the author of a number of novels and short story collections as well as works of nonfiction 1 Bharati MukherjeeSpeaking at the US Ambassador s residence in Israel June 11 2004BornBharati Mukherjee 1940 07 27 July 27 1940Calcutta Bengal Province British India present day Kolkata West Bengal India DiedJanuary 28 2017 2017 01 28 aged 76 New York City U S OccupationProfessor novelist essayist short story writer author fiction writer non fiction writerNationalityIndianAmericanCanadianGenreNovels short stories essays travel literature journalism SubjectsPost colonial Anglophone fiction Asian American fiction autobiographical narratives memoirs American culture immigration history reformation and nationhood in the 90s multiculturalism vs mongrelization fiction writing autobiography writing and the form and theory of fiction Notable worksJasmineSpouseClark Blaise Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Works 3 1 Novels 3 2 Short story collections 3 3 Memoir 3 4 Non fiction 4 Awards and honors 5 Related novels 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links 8 1 Interviews 8 2 Misc Early life and education editOf Indian Hindu Bengali Brahmin origin Mukherjee was born in present day Kolkata West Bengal India during British rule She later travelled with her parents to Europe after Independence only returning to Calcutta in the early 1950s There she attended the Loreto School She received her B A from the University of Calcutta in 1959 as a student of Loreto College and subsequently earned her M A from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1961 2 She next travelled to the United States to study at the University of Iowa She received her M F A from the Iowa Writers Workshop in 1963 and her PhD in 1969 from the department of Comparative Literature 3 Career editAfter more than a decade living in Montreal and Toronto in Canada Mukherjee and her husband Clark Blaise returned to the United States She wrote of the decision in An Invisible Woman published in a 1981 issue of Saturday Night Mukherjee and Blaise co authored Days and Nights in Calcutta 1977 They also wrote the 1987 book The Sorrow and the Terror regarding the Air India Flight 182 tragedy 4 In addition to writing many works of fiction and non fiction Mukherjee taught at McGill University Skidmore College Queens College and City University of New York before joining the faculty at UC Berkeley In 1988 Mukherjee won the National Book Critics Circle Award for her collection The Middleman and Other Stories 5 In a 1989 interview with Ameena Meer Mukherjee stated that she considered herself an American writer and not an Indian expatriate writer 6 Mukherjee died due to complications of rheumatoid arthritis and takotsubo cardiomyopathy on January 28 2017 in Manhattan at the age of 76 7 She was survived by her husband and son Her other son Bart predeceased her in 2015 8 Works editNovels edit The Tiger s Daughter 1971 Wife 1975 Jasmine 1989 The Holder of the World 1993 Leave It to Me 1997 Desirable Daughters 2002 The Tree Bride 2004 Miss New India 2011 Short story collections edit Darkness 1985 The Middleman and Other Stories 1988 A Father The Management of Grief Memoir edit Days and Nights in Calcutta 1977 with Clark Blaise Non fiction edit The Sorrow and the Terror The Haunting Legacy of the Air India Tragedy 1987 with Clark Blaise Political Culture and Leadership in India 1991 Regionalism in Indian Perspective 1992 Awards and honors edit1988 National Book Critics Circle Award The Middleman and Other Stories Mukherjee was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters L H D from Whittier College in 2013 9 Related novels editThe Tortilla Curtain T C BoyleReferences edit Holders of the Word An Interview with Bharati Mukherjee Tina Chen and S X Goudie University of California Berkeley Arts and Culture Bharati Mukherjee Her Life and Works PBS Interview with Bill Moyers February 5 2003 Clark Blaise and Bharati Mukherjee Toronto Star June 10 2011 Gangdev Srushti June 22 2023 Most Canadians don t know about the bombing of Air India the worst terrorist attack in Canada s history Canadian Broadcasting Bharati Mukherjee Runs the West Coast Offense Dave Weich Powells Interview April 2002 Meer Amanda http bombsite com issues 29 articles 1264 Archived May 14 2013 at the Wayback Machine Fall 1989 Retrieved May 20 2013 Novelist Bharati Mukherjee passes away India Live Today February 1 2017 Archived from the original on February 4 2017 Retrieved February 1 2017 Grimes William February 1 2017 Bharati Mukherjee Writer of Immigrant Life Dies at 76 The New York Times Retrieved February 4 2017 Honorary Degrees Whittier College www whittier edu Retrieved January 28 2020 Further reading editAbcarian Richard and Marvin Klotz Bharati Mukherjee In Literature The Human Experience 9th edition New York Bedford St Martin s 2006 1581 1582 Alter Stephen and Wimal Dissanayake ed Nostalgia by Bharati Mukherjee The Penguin Book of Modern Indian Short Stories New Delhi Middlesex New York Penguin Books 1991 28 40 Kerns Rustomji Roshni Bharati Mukherjee In The Heath Anthology of American Literature 5th edition Vol E Paul Lauter and Richard Yarborough eds New York Houghton Mifflin Co 2006 2693 2694 Majithia Sheetal Of Foreigners and Fetishes A Reading of Recent South Asian American Fiction Samar 14 The South Asian American Generation Fall Winter 2001 52 53 Maxey Ruth 2019 Understanding Bharati Mukherjee University of South Carolina Press ISBN 978 1 64336 000 3 OCLC 1076500541 Maxey Ruth 2012 South Asian Atlantic literature 1970 2010 Edinburgh University Press ISBN 9780748641888 JSTOR 10 3366 j ctt1wf4cbs New W H ed Bharati Mukerjee In Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada Toronto University of Toronto Press 2002 763 764 Selvadurai Shyam ed Bharati Mukherjee The Management of Grief Story Wallah A Celebration of South Asian Fiction New York Houghton Mifflin 2005 91 108 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Bharati Mukherjee nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bharati Mukherjee India In Word and Image Bharati Mukherjee entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia 1 Interviews edit Beatrice Interview 1997 A conversation with Bharati Mukherjee February 2003 Global India Newswire interview January 2012 Meer Ameena Bharati Mukherjee Archived May 14 2013 at the Wayback Machine Fall 1989 Misc edit BBC World Service A Declaration of Independence Further links Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bharati Mukherjee amp oldid 1184718633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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