Shobha Rao

Shobha Rao
BornIndia
OccupationAuthor
Genrenovel
Notable worksGirls Burn Brighter; An Unrestored Woman
Notable awards2014 Katherine Ann Porter Prize for Fiction
Website
shobharaowrites.com

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

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, she’ll 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

  • 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

  1. ^ Patrick, Bethanne. "Women tend the flames of their ambition in Shobha Rao's 'Girls Burn Brighter'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "'Girls' burns with intensity as two teen friends in India face abuse". USA Today. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Miller, E. Ce. "This New Book Is About Sexual Violence & Human Trafficking – And The Power of Female Friendship". Bustle. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "a book review by Siobhan Fallon: An Unrestored Woman". nyjournalofbooks.com. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  5. ^ AN UNRESTORED WOMAN by Shobha Rao | Kirkus Reviews.
  6. ^ Beckerman, Hannah (May 13, 2018). "Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao review – teenage trial by misogyny". The Guardian. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "'Girls' burns with intensity as two teen friends in India face abuse". USA Today. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  8. ^ Miller, E. Ce. "This New Book Is About Sexual Violence & Human Trafficking – And The Power of Female Friendship". Bustle. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  9. ^ Patrick, Bethanne. "Women tend the flames of their ambition in Shobha Rao's 'Girls Burn Brighter'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "Shobha Rao | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
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