Brick Lane is Monica Ali's 2003 novel named after the London street of the same name. It follows the life of Nazneen, a Bangladeshi woman who moves to London at the age of 18 to marry an older man, Chanu. They live in London Borough of Tower Hamlets. At first, Nazneen's English only consists of sorry and thank you; the novel explores her life and adaptations in the community, as well as the character of Chanu, and their larger ethnic community. An additional narrative strand covers the experiences of Nazneen's sister, Hasina, through the device of her correspondence. After Chanu loses his job, he brings Nazneen a sewing machine which she uses to sew different clothing items brought to her by Chanu.
Adaptations (1)
Brick Lane was adapted into a 2007 film.
Brick Lane2007 · film · 102 min · dir. Sarah Gavron · IMDb ↗The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, living in east London with her family, she meets a young man Karim (Simpson).
