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Bharati Mukherjee

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Jul 27, 1940 – Jan 28, 2017(76 years)Died in:Manhattan, New York

Indian-American writer

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Occupation(3)

writernovelistshort story writer

Awards(2)

Guggenheim FellowshipNational Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction

Spouse(1)

Clark Blaise

Education(3)

University of CalcuttaLoreto CollegeMaharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Bharati Mukherjee (* July 27, 1940 in Kolkata; † January 28, 2017 in Manhattan) was an indian-American writer. She was 76 years old. She was married to Clark Blaise. Her education included University of Calcutta, Loreto College and Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Her faith was Hinduism. Her awards include Guggenheim Fellowship and National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Her cause of death was takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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Born in Kolkata, West Bengal

1940

Guggenheim Fellowship

1978

National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction

1988

The Middleman and Other Stories

Died in Manhattan, New York (takotsubo cardiomyopathy)

2017

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Bharati Mukherjee. Forever remembered.