Monica Ali was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and grew up in England.
She is one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists of the decade, Newcomer of the Year at the 2004 British Book Awards and has been nominated for most of the major literary prizes in Britain.
Brick Lane was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the George Orwell Prize for political writing and the prestigious Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
In her new novel Alentejo Blue, Ali tells the story of the picturesque village of Mamarrosa, Portugal, through the lives of those who live there and those who are passing through – children and old men, expatriates of all ages, tourists and locals.
She lives in London with her husband and two children
She is one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists of the decade, Newcomer of the Year at the 2004 British Book Awards and has been nominated for most of the major literary prizes in Britain.
Brick Lane was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the George Orwell Prize for political writing and the prestigious Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
In her new novel Alentejo Blue, Ali tells the story of the picturesque village of Mamarrosa, Portugal, through the lives of those who live there and those who are passing through – children and old men, expatriates of all ages, tourists and locals.
She lives in London with her husband and two children