Mistress of Spices
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| author = [[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni]]
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| country = [[United States]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
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| genre = [[Novel]]
| publisher = [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]
| release_date = 6 February 1997
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]] & [[Paperback]])
| pages = 317 pp (first edition, hardback)
| isbn = ISBN 0-385-40769-6 (first edition, hardback)
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'''''The Mistress of Spices''''', ([[1997]]), set in contemporary [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[California]] is a novel by [[Indian American]] [[writer]] and [[University of Houston Creative Writing Program]] professor [[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni]].
==Plot summary==
Tilo, the titular "Mistress of Spices" is a shopkeeper and an immigrant from India who helps customers satisfy their needs and desires with spices. Her life changes when she falls in love with an American man.
==Film, TV or theatrical adaptations==
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The novel was released as the film ''[[The Mistress of Spices (film)|The Mistress of Spices]]'' in 2005. It is directed by [[Paul Mayeda Berges]], with a script by Berges and his wife, [[Gurinder Chadha]]. The film stars [[Aishwarya Rai]].
==External links==
*[http://www.chitradivakaruni.com/books/mistress_of_spices/ Official site]
*[http://www.sawnet.org/books/reviews.php?The+Mistress+of+Spices Book review on sawnet.org]
*[http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/Books/BookDetail.asp?ID=107 Book review on penguinbooksindia.com]
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0597/divakaruni/ Chitra Divakaruni at Random House]
[[Category:1997 novels]]
[[Category:American novels]]
[[Category:California in fiction]]
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[[Category:Asian American literature]]
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