SIDELIGHTS: British author Kamala Markandaya, who was born Kamala Purnaiya in India, wrote two novels before her third, Nectar in a Sieve, was accepted for publication. Shalimar, Harper (New York, NY), 1982, published as Pleasure City, Chatto and Windus (London, England), 1982.Ĭontributor of fiction and articles to Indian and British publications. The Golden Honeycomb, Crowell (New York, NY), 1977. Two Virgins, John Day (New York, NY), 1973. The Nowhere Man, John Day (New York, NY), 1972. The Coffer Dams, John Day (New York, NY), 1969. Possession, John Day (New York, NY), 1963.Ī Handful of Rice, John Day (New York, NY), 1966. Some Inner Fury, Putnam (London, England), 1955, John Day ( New York, NY), 1956.Ī Silence of Desire, Putnam (London, England), 1960, John Day (New York, NY), 1961. Nectar in a Sieve, Putnam (London, England), 1954, John Day ( New York, NY), 1955, reprinted, Paradigm Publishing ( St. Religion: Hindu-Brahmin.ĬAREER: Worked briefly for a small weekly newspaper in India immigrated to England, 1948.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Nectar in a Sieve was named a notable nook of 1955 by the American Library Association National Association of Independent Schools Award, 1967. Education: Attended University of Madras. PERSONAL: Born 1924, in India died of kidney failure, May 16, 2004, in London, England married Bertrand Taylor children: Kim (daughter).
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