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  1. 1 de ene. de 2001 · 1,176 ratings131 reviews. Nanda Kaul, a woman remote in her self-imposed solitude among the Simla hills of India, her strange and silent great-granddaughter, and the broken old woman who is her only friend are touched in varying ways by the violence of living. Genres FictionIndiaIndian LiteratureLiterary FictionClassicsAsiaLiterature. ...more.

  2. 5 de abr. de 2019 · Anita Desai’s (born 24 June 1937) novels reveal certain recurring patterns in plots, settings, and characterizations. The plots of her novels fuse two opposing propensities—one toward the gothic mystery and the other toward the philosophical novel.

  3. 1 de ene. de 1982 · Anita Desai. 3.63. 3,802 ratings264 reviews. Forgotten by the evolution of the centuries and indifferent to the advances of the twentieth century, Thul, a tiny fishing village not far from Bombay, continues to follow those rhythms of the seasons that have always been handed down.

  4. 1 de ene. de 2001 · Anita Desai. 3.71. 3,665 ratings346 reviews. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: A "rich, Chekhovian novel" about family and forgiveness from the acclaimed author of Fire on the Mountain (The New Yorker). At the heart of this wonderful novel are the moving relationships between the estranged members of the Das family.

  5. 10 de ene. de 2012 · Decay and disappointment, retreat and regret, are the main themes in the three novellas that make up Anita Desai’s new book.

  6. 9 de dic. de 2011 · For almost five decades, Anita Desai’s writing has avoided this easy trafficking in the delicious and malicious. She has instead created a body of work distinguished by its sober, often bracing...

  7. 9 de jul. de 2022 · Anita Desai discusses how her deeply personal Booker Prize shortlisted novel Clear Light of Day resonated with readers and critics when first published in 1980, and why its themes remain relevant today.