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Burnt sugar  Cover Image Book Book

Burnt sugar / Avni Doshi.

Doshi, Avni, 1982- (author.).

Summary:

Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, 'Burnt Sugar' is a searing literary debut novel set in India about love and betrayal between a mother and a daughter.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419752926 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 231 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : The Overlook Press, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Shorlisted the 2020 Booker Prize"--Dust jacket.
Subject: Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Betrayal > Fiction.
Caregivers > Fiction.
Pune (India) > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch FIC Doshi 31681010222818 FICTION Available -

Avni Doshi was born in New Jersey. She received her BA in art history from Barnard College and her MA in history of art at University College, London. While working as an art writer and curator in India, Doshi began writing fiction. She has been awarded the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize and a Charles Pick Fellowship. Her debut novel, Burnt Sugar, was shortlisted for the prestigious TATA Literature Award upon its publication in India and has now been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Avni Doshi currently lives in Dubai with her family.

Avni Doshi was born in New Jersey. She received her BA in art history from Barnard College and her MA in art history at University College, London. While working as an art writer and curator in India, Doshi began writing fiction. She has been awarded the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize and a Charles Pick Fellowship. Her debut novel, Burnt Sugar, was shortlisted for the prestigious TATA Literature Award upon its publication in India and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Avni Doshi currently lives in Dubai with her family.


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