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  1. The Artist of Disappearance is about Ravi, a mysterious artist who lives in solitude in contact with nature, whose life is disturbed by the arrival of a film crew planning to document environmental destruction in the region.

  2. Sep 24, 2014 · The artist of disappearance. by. Anita Desai. Publication date. 2011. Topics. Fiction, FICTION / Short Stories (single author), India, FICTION / Literary. Publisher.

  3. Dec 6, 2011 · "The Artist of Disappearance" is about Ravi, a psychologically-damaged artist who uses found objects in nature. He lives in solitude in the Himalayan mountains. When a film crew comes to film environmental destruction, they stumble upon his hidden artistic garden.

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  4. "The Artist of Disappearance" tells of Ravi, an adult living in the burned remains of the family home. As Ravi's story evolves, his sensitivity to the world around him becomes clear, and his understanding of aesthetics regarding the natural world is particularly sophisticated.

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  5. The arrival of a venal film crew from Delhi, making a film about environmental degradation, compels him to withdraw even further into seclusion. Intense, haunting and evocative, The Artist of Disappearance is a delightful rumination on solitude and human frailties.

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  6. Aug 4, 2011 · Set in modern India, but where history still casts a long shadow, the stories move beyond the cities to places still haunted by the past, and to characters who are, each in their own way,...

  7. Set in modern India, these three novellas move beyond the cities to places still haunted by the past, and to characters who are, each in their own way, masters of self-effacement. An unnamed...