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October 08, 2005
Exclusive Dinner with Chitra Divakaruni (Chicago)
Friday, November 11, 4:30 - 7:00
Mistress of Spices
Vermilion restaurant and DesiLit host acclaimed author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni for an intimate evening of unparalleled food, drink, and conversation. Chitra is an award-winning author and poet and her writing centers around the immigrant experience, an important theme in today's world. Her novel The Mistress of Spices centers around a magical spice shop in Oakaland, CA, and is currently being turned into a movie (by Gurinder Chadha, producer of Bend it Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice). Her book, Arranged Marriage, a collection of short stories, won the American Book Award and the Pen Award for fiction, while her recent novel Sister of My Heart is a national bestseller. Converse with Chitra over cocktails and tapas and enjoy an exclusive four-course dinner over a book reading and discussion.
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. cocktails / cash bar, 5:30 - 7 p.m. tapas and dinner $55, very limited seating, tickets sold separately. Vermilion Restaurant, 10 W. Hubbard St. Tickets for the event may be purchased through the DesiLit website by PayPal or check, or directly from Vermilion with your credit card (312-527-4060)
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