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    15 hours ago · In Custody must be your most beloved novel, and what an enviable cast its movie adaptation has. Were you a part of its filming process and what was it like? ... The Anita Desai we encounter in ...

  3. www.timesnownews.com › lifestyle › booksAnita Desai Books In Order: Complete List Of All Literary ...

    Jun 16, 2024 · Here is a simple guide to her books in order of publication, providing a look into her literary journey and the themes she explores. 1. Cry, the Peacock (1963) Anita Desai's first novel, "Cry, the Peacock," explores mental illness and troubled marriage. The story is about Maya, a young woman disturbed by a prophecy of disaster.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Anita-DesaiAnita Desai | Fiction Writer, Novelist, Short Story Writer

    Jun 20, 2024 · Other novels by Desai include In Custody (1984; film 1994) and Journey to Ithaca (1995). Fasting, Feasting (1999) takes as its subject the connections and gaps between Indian and American culture , while The Zigzag Way (2004) tells the story of an American academic who travels to Mexico to trace his Cornish ancestry.

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  6. scroll.in › article › 1068984Sunday book pick: A Jewish refugee in Bombay in Anita Desai’s ...

    Jun 16, 2024 · In her novel, Baumgartner’s Bombay (1988), the man of interest is Hugo Baumgartner, a firang. Not just a white man, but a Jew who has fled from persecution in Nazi Germany. Desai describes him ...

  7. www.ft.com › content › c8ccf8b6/7544/42c6-97b8-2Rosarita — Anita Desai’s tantalising tale of memory, family ...

    Jun 27, 2024 · In Rosarita, the known rubs up against the unknown, and a kaleidoscopic network of possible lives are lost and found in barely 100 pages. Rosarita by Anita Desai Picador £12.99, 112 pages. Join ...

  8. www.barnesandnoble.com › w › anita-desais-indiaAnita Desai's India: The Religious Plague, Holocaust ...

    Jun 24, 2024 · What sets this research apart is its innovative incorporation of Anita Desai's literary masterpieces, notably Clear Light of Day and In Custody, as a unique vantage point for understanding the Muslim experience post-Partition.

  9. letterpressproject.co.uk › book-news › book-newsAnita Desai: ‘After I left India, I had to train myself to ...

    5 days ago · Anita Desai: ‘After I left India, I had to train myself to express my opinions’ posted on 01 Jul 2024