Bharati Mukherjee (July 27, 1940 – January 28, 2017) was an Indian American-Canadian writer and professor emerita in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley. She was the author of a number of novels and short story collections, as well as works of nonfiction. Bharati Mukherjee is the author of five novels, two non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories, including The Middleman and Other Stories, for which she won the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a professor of English at the University of California Berkeley. Books by Bharati Mukherjee Political Culture and Leadership in India (A Study of West Bengal) Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark Tiger's Daughter Leave It to Me Miss New India "Middleman" and Other Stories The Tree Bride: A Novel Jasmine: 30th Anniversary Edition Wife Holder of the World: A Novel Desirable Daughters ...