Kamala Markandaya: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Kamala Purnaiya • Kamala Taylor
Born	1924 • India
Died	May 16, 2004 (aged 80) • London • England
Notable Works	“A Silence of Desire” • “Golden Honeycomb, The” • “Handful of Rice, A” • “Nectar in a Sieve” • “Pleasure City” • “Possession” • “Some Inner Fury” • “The Coffer Dams” • “The Nowhere Man” • “Two Virgins”

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