A maid has become India’s latest literary sensation after her memoir became a bestseller.
The professor noticed she spent a lot of time dusting his large collection of tomes, especially those written in Bengali. “One day he caught me handling one of the books and asked me to read out the title,” Ms Haldar told BBC Hindi Online’s Alok Prakash Putul. “I was a bit hesitant. The book was Taslima Nasreen’s Amar Meyebela [My Girlhood].” Professor Kumar gave her the book and asked her to read it when she had time. “Later he gave me a notebook and pen and asked me to write my life story.”
Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.