Anita Rau Badami
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Anita Rau Badami (born 24 September 1961) an Indo-Canadian novelist. in Rourkela, Orissa, India, she was at the University of Madras and Sophia College in Bombay. She emigrated to Canada in 1991, and earned an M.A. at the University of Calgary. first novel, Tamarind Mem (1997), grew out of her university thesis.
Her critically acclaimed novels deal with the complexities of Indian family life and with the cultural gap that emerges when Indians move to the west.
[edit] Bibliography
- Tamarind Mem - 1997 (U.S. title: Tamarind Woman - 2002)
- The Hero's Walk - 2001
- Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? - 2006
