Shobha Rao | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | novel |
| Notable works | Girls Burn Brighter; An Unrestored Woman |
| Notable awards | 2014 Katherine Ann Porter Prize for Fiction |
| Website | |
| shobharaowrites | |
Shobha Rao is an American novelist, having immigrated from India. She won the 2014 Katherine Anne Porter Prize, is a recipient of the Elizabeth George Foundation fellowship, and has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 2015.
Writing and reception[edit | edit source]
Rao's debut novel, Girls Burn Brighter, has been praised for its "sustained and elegant prose",[1] though USA Today said that the "empowering message gets lost in the overheated language and imagery"; the review concluded that once "Rao learns to dial down the melodrama, sheāll be a formidable writer".[2] Another reviewer calls Rao "a natural storyteller".[3] Rao's other work, An Unrestored Woman, is a short story collection that was called "a breathless and fascinating read".[4]
A theme throughout Rao's works is oppression, especially of women.
Works[edit | edit source]
- An Unrestored Woman. Flatiron Books 2016. ISBN 9781250073822, OCLC 945954924[5]
- Girls Burn Brighter. New York, N.Y. : Flatiron Books, 2018. ISBN 9781250074256, OCLC 1005782720[6][7][8][9][10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Patrick, Bethanne. "Women tend the flames of their ambition in Shobha Rao's 'Girls Burn Brighter'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ā "'Girls' burns with intensity as two teen friends in India face abuse". USA Today. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ā Miller, E. Ce. "This New Book Is About Sexual Violence & Human Trafficking ā And The Power of Female Friendship". Bustle. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ā "a book review by Siobhan Fallon: An Unrestored Woman". nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ā AN UNRESTORED WOMAN by Shobha Rao | Kirkus Reviews.
- ā Beckerman, Hannah (May 13, 2018). "Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao review ā teenage trial by misogyny". The Guardian. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ā "'Girls' burns with intensity as two teen friends in India face abuse". USA Today. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ā Miller, E. Ce. "This New Book Is About Sexual Violence & Human Trafficking ā And The Power of Female Friendship". Bustle. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ā Patrick, Bethanne. "Women tend the flames of their ambition in Shobha Rao's 'Girls Burn Brighter'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ā "Shobha Rao | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved May 27, 2018.