{"id":881,"date":"2021-04-28T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/?p=881"},"modified":"2021-08-14T14:38:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T18:38:52","slug":"monica-ali-a-life-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/monica-ali-a-life-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Monica Ali: A Life in Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-882\" style=\"width: 349px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-882\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Monica-Ali-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Monica-Ali-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Monica-Ali-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Monica-Ali-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Monica-Ali.jpeg 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Award-winning author Monica Ali.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-883\" style=\"width: 349px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-883\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Bolton-300x180.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Bolton-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Bolton-1024x614.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Bolton-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Bolton.jpeg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A main street in Bolton, Ali&#8217;s hometown after she moved from Dhaka.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-884\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-884\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Wadham-College-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Wadham-College-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Wadham-College-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Wadham-College.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali graduated from Wadham College, Oxford University with a degree in PPE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-885\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-885\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Ali-and-her-Family-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Ali-and-her-Family-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Ali-and-her-Family-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Ali-and-her-Family-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Ali-and-her-Family-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Ali-and-her-Family-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Ali-and-her-Family.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monica Ali with her two children, Shumi and Felix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-886\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-886\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Brick-Lane-203x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Brick-Lane-203x300.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Brick-Lane.jpeg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The book cover for Ali&#8217;s first novel, Brick Lane.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-887\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-887\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Brick-Lane-Film-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Brick-Lane-Film-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Brick-Lane-Film-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Brick-Lane-Film-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Brick-Lane-Film.jpeg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from the film adaptation of Ali&#8217;s novel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-888\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-888\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Alentejo-Portugal-300x146.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Alentejo-Portugal-300x146.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Alentejo-Portugal-768x373.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Alentejo-Portugal.jpeg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali&#8217;s second novel, Alentejo Blue, was set in this idyllic Portuguese town where Ali owns a holiday home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-889\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-889\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/In-the-Kitchen-197x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/In-the-Kitchen-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/In-the-Kitchen-672x1024.jpeg 672w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/In-the-Kitchen-768x1170.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/In-the-Kitchen-1008x1536.jpeg 1008w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/In-the-Kitchen-1345x2048.jpeg 1345w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/In-the-Kitchen.jpeg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Book cover for Ali&#8217;s third novel, In the Kitchen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-890\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-890\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Conference-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Conference-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Conference-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Conference-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/london\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2021\/04\/Conference.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali speaks at the Oxford Union Society &#8220;People who shape our world&#8221; on &#8220;immigration of good for 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