Award-winning author Bharati Mukherjee died on January 28 from complications of rheumatoid arthritis and a stress-induced heart condition. She was 76 years old. Born in Calcutta, Mukherjee studied in India, England, and Switzerland, before earning a doctorate in America and teaching in both Montreal and Berkeley. This is why she believed that "the narrative of immigration is the epic narrative of this millennium." Here are words from her fictional texts that reflect the autobiographical statement.
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