Anita and Me

Anita and Me is Meera Syal's debut novel, and was first published in 1996. It is a semi-autobiographical novel which has won the Betty Trask Award.

Related Topics:
Meera Syal - Novel - Published - 1996 - Autobiographical - Betty Trask Award

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The story revolves around Meena (the "me" of the title) and her relationship with Anita as they grow up in the fictional Midlands village of Tollington in the 1970s.

Related Topics:
Midlands - 1970s

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It is set as a GCSE English literature set text for the examination year 2005, as it was for the 2004 year.

Related Topics:
GCSE - English literature - 2005 - 2004

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It was made into a film of the same name in 2002, in which Meera Syal appears as Meena's Auntie Shaila. Syal also wrote the screenplay for the film.

Related Topics:
Film - 2002 - Screenplay

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