Shobha Rao | |
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| Born | India |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | novel |
| Notable works | Girls Burn Brighter; An Unrestored Woman |
| Notable awards | 2014 Katherine Ann Porter Prize for Fiction |
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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.
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.
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