 |
Chitra DivakaruniChitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author and poet. She writes both for adults and children.
Her themes include women, immigration, the South Asian experience, history, myth, magic and celebrating diversity. Her books have been translated into 20 languages, including Dutch, Hebrew, Russian and Japanese. Two novels, The Mistress of Spices and Sister of My Heart, have been made into films. Her collection of short stories, Arranged Marriage, won an American Book Award.
Ms. Divakaruni currently teaches at the nationally ranked creative writing program at University of Houston. Before moving to Texas, Ms. Divakaruni taught creative writing at two local (Bay Area) community colleges: Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill and Foothill College in Los Altos. Much of her work is set in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Born in India, Ms. Divakaruni came to the United States from Calcutta in 1976. She holds a Master’s degree from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
For more information
Burlingame Public Library (650) 558-7444
Daly City Public Library
(650) 991-8023
Menlo Park Public Library
(650) 330-2520
Redwood City Public Library
(650) 780-7026
San Bruno Public Library
(650) 616-7078
San Mateo County Library
(650) 697-7607
(650) 591-8286
Branches:
Atherton Library
Belmont Library
Brisbane Library
East Palo Alto Library
Foster City Library
Half Moon Bay Library
Millbrae Library
Pacifica-Sanchez Library
Pacifica-Sharp Park Library
Portola Valley Library
San Carlos Library
Woodside Library
San Mateo Public Library
(650) 522-7818
South San Francisco Public Library
(650) 829-3862
Cañada College Library
(650) 306-3476
College of San Mateo Library
(650) 574-6232
Skyline College Library
(650) 738-4306
Peninsula Library System
www.plsinfo.org
Follow us on Twitter
http://twitter.com/onebookreads
© 2009 Peninsula Library System. All rights reserved.