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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Books in Order

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has written 23 books, published between 1990 and 2023. The first book is The Reason for Nasturtiums (1990) and the newest is Independence (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
23
Published
1990–2023
Pages on record
4,710 in 17 of 23 books
Reading time
79–118 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,710 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 23 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, born Chitralekha Banerjee in 1956, is an American author and poet born in India. Divakaruni holds the Betty and Gene McDavid Professorship of Writing in the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. The short story collection Arranged Marriage (1995) received an American Book Award in 1996. Film adaptations exist of The Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart and the short story The Word Love. The 23 catalogued books run from The Reason for Nasturtiums (1990) to Independence (2023). Divakaruni's works are mostly set in India and the United States and often concern the experiences of South Asian immigrants.

How many Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books are there?

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has 23 books, released between 1990 and 2023. They include 2 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 23 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Reason for Nasturtiums by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1990)
  2. Cover of Black Candle by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1991)
  3. Cover of The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1997)
  4. Cover of Leaving Yuba City by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1997)
  5. Cover of The Unknown Errors of Our Lives by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2001)
  6. Cover of Neela by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, book 1 of the Girls of Many Lands series (2002)
  7. Cover of The Vine of Desire by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, book 2 of the Anju and Sudha series (2002)
  8. Cover of The Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, book 1 of the Brotherhood of the Conch series (2004)
  9. Cover of Queen of Dreams by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2004)
  10. Cover of California Uncovered by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2004)
  11. Cover of The Lives of Strangers by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2005)
  12. Cover of The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2008)
  13. Cover of One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2009)
  14. Cover of Shadowland by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, book 3 of the Brotherhood of the Conch series (2010)
  15. Cover of Grandma and the Great Gourd by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2013)
  16. Cover of Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (2023)
  1. 1
    The Reason for Nasturtiums1990 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199072
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  2. 2
    Black Candle1991 · 95 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199195
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  3. 3
    Arranged Marriage1995 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995307
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  4. 4
    The Mistress of Spices1997 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997338
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  5. 5
    Leaving Yuba City1997 · 114 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997114
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  6. 6
    Sister of My HeartAnju and Sudha #11999 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999322
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  7. 7
    The Unknown Errors of Our Lives2001 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001266
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  8. 8
    NeelaGirls of Many Lands #12002 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002196
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  9. 9
    The Vine of DesireAnju and Sudha #22002 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002384
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  10. 10
    The Conch BearerBrotherhood of the Conch #12004 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004272
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  11. 11
    Queen of Dreams2004 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004352
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  12. 12
    California Uncovered2004 · 379 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004379
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  13. 13
    The Mirror of Fire and DreamingBrotherhood of the Conch #22005 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005329
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  14. 14
    The Lives of Strangers2005 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005288
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  15. 15
    The Palace of Illusions2008 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008384
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  16. 16
    One Amazing Thing2009 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009240
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  17. 17
    ShadowlandBrotherhood of the Conch #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  18. 18
    Grandma and the Great Gourd2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    Oleander Girl2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  20. 20
    Before We Visit the Goddess2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  21. 21
    The Forest of Enchantments2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  22. 22
    The Last Queen2021 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021372
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  23. 23
    Independence2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Brotherhood of the Conch in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Conch Bearer
  2. 2. The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming
  3. 3. Shadowland

Anju and Sudha in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sister of My Heart
  2. 2. The Vine of Desire

Girls of Many Lands in order

1 book
  1. 1. Neela

Standalone books

17 books

17 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books in order?

You only need to read Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Start with The Reason for Nasturtiums (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni book?

Independence (2023) is the newest Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni book released so far.

Is there a new Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni book coming?

No next Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has won

Wikidata records 2 awards for Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award2011Won
  • American Book Awards1996Won

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni at a glance

Paused
No new Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,710 pages across the 17 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 307 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books, 10 of 23, were published in the 2000s.

What the Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books are about

22 of the 23 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: india is tagged on 6 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.