Samina Ali
Encyclopedia
Samina Ali is an India
n-America
n author. Her debut novel
was Madras on Rainy Days
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with a B.A. in English. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Oregon
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She lives in San Francisco with her son, and is working on her second novel.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n-America
United States
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n author. Her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
was Madras on Rainy Days
Madras on Rainy Days
Madras on Rainy Days is a novel written by Samina Ali and published in 2004. It was the author's debut novel, winning the PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award in 2005.-External links:*...
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Biography
Ali was born in Hyderabad, India, and emigrated with her parents to America when she was six months old. She spent half of each year in India, where she attended school. In 1993 she graduated summa cum laude from the University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
with a B.A. in English. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
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She lives in San Francisco with her son, and is working on her second novel.