1. Anita Desai Biography and profileCategory Arts Literature Authors D Desai, Anita......Anita Desai was born in Mussoorie, a hill station north of Delhi, as the daughterof a DN Mazumdar, a Bengali businessman, and the former Toni Nime, of German http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/desai.htm

Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback Anita Desai (b. 1937) - formerly Anita Mazumdar Indian novelist and short story writer, especially noted for her sensitive portrayal of the inner life of her female characters. Several of Desai's novels explore tensions between family members and the alienation of middle-class women. In her later novels Desai has dealt with such themes as German anti-Semitism, the demise of traditions, and Western stereotypical views of India. "Even though his cigarette stank - it was a local one, wrapped in a tendu leaf, fierce enough to make his head swim - he could smell the distinctive Indian odour - of dung, both of cattle and men, of smoke from the village hearts, of cattle food and cattle urine, of dust, of pungent food cooking, of old ragged clothes washed without soap and put out to dry, the aroma of poverty." (from Baumgartner's Bombay Anita Desai was born in Mussoorie, a hill station north of Delhi, as the daughter of a D.N. Mazumdar, a Bengali businessman, and the former Toni Nime, of German origin. She began to write in English at the age of seven, and published her first story at the age of nine. Desai was educated in Delhi at Queen Mary's Higher Secondary School and Miranda House, Delhi University, where she received in 1957 a B.A. in English literature. In the following year she married Ashvin Desai, a businessman; they had four children. As a novelist Desai made her debut in 1963 with

2. Anita Desai Anita Desai (1937 ). Links to Other Web Sites Recommended BackgroundTexts Desai, Anita, Clear Light of Day (1980) PR9499.3.D465 C54. http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/worldlit/wldocs/texts/india/desai.htm

Anita Desai (1937- ) Links to Other Web Sites: Indian Writing in English (information on authors like Anita Desai, R. K. Narayan, etc.) SASIALIT LIST (discussion of contemporary literature of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; authors discussed include: Anita Desai, Farrukh Dhondy, Amitav Ghosh, Romesh Gunesekera, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Hanif Kureishi, Gita Mehta, Rohinton Mistry, Bharati Mukherjee, V.S. Naipaul, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, and Bapsi Sidhwa) Recommended Background Texts: Desai, Anita, Clear Light of Day Jain, Jasbir, Stairs to the Attic: The Novels of Anita Desai (1987) (on order) Jussawalla, Feroza, Family Quarrels: Towards a Criticism of Indian Writing in English (1985) (on order) Mukherjee, Meenakshi, The Twice-Born Fiction (1971) (on order) Srivastava, Ramesh K., Perspectives on Anita Desai (1984) (on order) Walsh, William, Indian Literature in English (1990) (on order) Audiovisual Resources: Desai, Anita, Anita Desai , fiction reading and interview with Marilyn Samuels, December 14, 1989, 1 videocassette, 30 min (World Literature Library, CA 303)

3. Voices From The Gaps: Anita Desai ANITA DESAI b.1937. PROJECT INFO. Born to a German mother and an Indian fatheron June 24, 1937, Anita Desai spent much of her life in New Delhi. http://voices.cla.umn.edu/authors/DESAIanita.html

PROJECT WRITERS CLASSROOM SUBMIT ... By significant dates ANITA DESAI b.1937 PROJECT INFO Overview and purpose of the program Awards List of contributors Permissions list ... Contact us (please note that we have no contact with the writers and cannot provide contact information) With her inner eye she saw how her own house and its particular history linked and contained her, as well as her whole family . . . giving them the soil in which to send down their roots. . . . always drawing from the same soil, the same secret darkness. That soil contained all time, past and future. . . . It was where her deepest self lived, and the deepest selves of her sisters and brothers and all those who shared that time with her. Clear Light of Day Click to go to: Biography - Criticism Selected Bibliography Related Links BIOGRAPHY - CRITICISM Born to a German mother and an Indian father on June 24, 1937, Anita Desai spent much of her life in New Delhi. Growing up she spoke German at home and Hindi to friends and neighbors. She first learned English when she went to school. It was the language in which she first learned to read and write, and so it became her literary language. When asked why English remains her literary language, she said, "I think it had a tremendous effect that the first thing you saw written and the first thing you ever read was English. It seemed to me the language of books. I just went on writing it because I always wanted to belong to this world of books" (

4. Please Wait A Moment, Searching Millions Of Books desai anita, In Custody, Heinemann Booker Listed; 1984. Finein FineDW. desai anita,Fasting, Feasting, Vintage Australia 2000. As New Soft Cover 0 09 928963 6 228 pp. http://biblion.com/search.php?searchby=Author&qsearch=Anita Desai

5. Anita Desai Anita Desai a Profile. Anita Desai was born in 1937, in Mussoorie, India;her father was Bengali and mother German. Anita Desai's Published Works. http://www.iit.edu/~jainank/reading/db/desai/desai.html

Photograph Anita Desai: a Profile Anita Desai was born in 1937, in Mussoorie, India; her father was Bengali and mother German. She was educated in Delhi where she received an AB in English Literature from the University of Delhi. Her published works include short stories, children's books, and eight novels. Two of the novels, Clear Light of Day (1980) and In Custody (1984), were short-listed for the Booker Prize . She received the Guardian Award for Children's Fiction for the novel, The Village by the Sea (1982), and the 1978 National Academy of Letters Award for Fire on the Mountain Anita Desai is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in London and she has been a member of the Advisory Board for English of the National Academy of Letters in Delhi and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She has been Visiting Fellow at Girton College , Cambridge, in England, and has taught writing at Smith College and has been the Purington Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College in the United States. She is married and has four children. Anita Desai recently joined the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies in MIT's first professorial appointment primarily in fiction writing in more than 20 years.

6. Anita Desai Anita Desai. Photo Credit The Independent Philip Meech. Author/IllustratorBio Anita Desai was born in Mussorie, India, in 1937. http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/authordetail.cfm?authorID=4835

7. Hennepin County Library - Online Catalog Previous 10 Next 10. Author, Count. Desai, Anita, 1937, 11. Desai, CS (ChandrakantS.), 1936-, 1. Desai, Chandrakant S. 0. See Desai, CS (Chandrakant S.), 1936-.1. http://www.hclib.org/pub/ipac/link2ipac.cfm?term=Desai Anita&index=AA

8. Anita Desai Anita Desai (1937). Anita Desai Page, University of Maryland Thesite includes a number of reviews about and articles on Desai. http://library.marist.edu/diglib/english/post-colonial literatures/desai-anita.h

9. Anita Desai Anita Desai. Born to a German mother and an Indian father in 1937, Anita Desai hasemerged as one of the most popular novelist on the Indian English front. http://www.yudev.com/mfo/britlit/desai_anita.htm

Anita Desai Biography Born to a German mother and an Indian father in 1937, Anita Desai has emerged as one of the most popular novelist on the Indian English front. She has a number of novels and collections of short stories to her credit. Her works center on the contemporary Indian woman, her loneliness, problems, joys and frustrations. Her works include Clear Light of Day, The Accompanist, Fire on the Mountain, Games at Twilight, In Custody, Baumgartner's Bombay, Journey to Ithaca, Voices in the City, Where Shall We Go This Summer, and the popular children's novel Village by the Sea. Works 1965: Voices in the City 1971: Bye-Bye, Blackbird 1977: Fire on the Mountain 1978: Games at Twilight 1978: Where Shall we go this Summer? 1979: The Peacock Garden 1980: Clear Light of Day 1982: The Village by the Sea 1983: Cry, the Peacock 1984: In Custody 1988: Baumgartner's Bombay 1995: Journey to Ithaca Themes Some of the major themes covered in her works are about her trials and tribulations of being a women, and the types of problems she has to deal with and overcome at the same time. Her books center around her experiences and how they have effected her as a woman. Bibliography http://www.excite.com

10. Anita Desai Anita Desai, Fasting Feasting (1999). Map of India. Salon review of Fasting Feasting. Oversættelsesøvelsedue Dec 6. 2001. Desai, Anita Langt borte, tæt på. http://www.haderslev-katedralskole.dk/kf/fasting feasting.htm

Anita Desai, Fasting Feasting (1999) Map of India Salon review of Fasting Feasting Interview with Anita Desai Dowry Deaths Article about a study of dowry deaths in Bangalore Article about Dowry Deaths About the God Shiva (in Danish) Moesgaard's site on women in India (in Danish) Oversættelsesøvelse due Dec 6. 2001 Desai, Anita: Langt borte, tæt på. Anita Desai, der er opvokset og uddannet i Indien og senere bosat i England og USA, giver i "Langt borte, tæt på" en intens skildring af et indisk miljø sat overfor et amerikansk forstadsliv. Vi følger en patriarkalsk indisk familie bestående af forældrene og 3 børn: Uma den ældste noget klodsede og tungnemme datter, den smukkere og kvikkere søster Aruna og lillebroderen Arun. Bestræbelserne går på at få pigerne gift, mens alle øvrige ambitioner er lagt i sønnen hvis barndom går med skolegang og overvåget lektielæsning dagen lang. Anden del af bogen foregår i USA, hvortil Arun er blevet sendt for at gå på college. Han bliver indkvarteret hos en amerikansk familie i Massachusetts, og vi følger nu hverdagen i denne familie. Anita Desai har et skarpt blik for det hykleri, de livsløgne og den frygt, der præger de på overfladen så forskellige lande. Romanen overrasker ved sammenligningen og skildrer de forstyrrede følelsesmæssige relationer mellem far, mor og børn i begge kulturer. Det er så alment menneskeligt, at det går direkte og dybt ind.

11. English.htm Chatterjee Bankimchandra. desai anita. Desai Kiran. Deshpande Gauri. ChatterjeeBankimchandra RAJMOHAN'S WIFE. desai anita FASTING, FEASTING. JOURNEY TO ITHACA. http://www.ch.8m.com/english.htm

Free Web site hosting - Freeservers.com Contemporary Literature: Reviews and Summaries of Indian Fiction in English: Unless specially mentioned, the reviews are by Chandra Holm Authors: (In alphabetical order) A-C D-F G-I J-L ... S-U , V-Z Appachana Anjana Bendre Jayant Chandra Vikram Chatterjee Bankimchandra ... Tagore Rabindranath Books reviewed: Appachana Anjana : LISTENING NOW Review: Meenakshi Mukherjee Another Review : Chandra Another View : Helen Argent INCANTATIONS Bendre Jayant: May We be the Way the Lord Meant Us to be from Katha Prize Stories Volume 8 Chandra Vikram: LOVE AND LONGING IN BOMBAY Review: Michiel Bass The story, 'Dharma' , by Chandra Chatterjee Bankimchandra: RAJMOHAN'S WIFE Desai Anita: FASTING, FEASTING JOURNEY TO ITHACA THE VILLAGE BY THE SEA Desai Kiran: HULLABALOO IN THE GUAVA ORCHARD Deshpande Gauri: THE LACKADAISICAL SWEEPER Deshpande Shashi: SMALL REMEDIES A MATTER OF TIME THE INTRUSION AND OTHER STORIES THE DARK HOLDS NO TERRORS Review: Chandra Another view: Champa Bilwakesh THAT LONG SILENCE (DIE LAST DES SCHWEIGENS) Review in German by Elsbeth Wetzel Review in English by Chandra THE BINDING VINE Futehally Shama: PORTRAIT OF A CHILDHOOD Ghosh Amitav:

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14. SAWNET Bio: Anita Desai FAX 617253-6910. anita desai. Professor. Creative Writing. http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/books/anita_desai.html

Sawnet Bookshelf Authors Anita Desai Anita Desai was born June 24, 1937 in India to a German mother and an Indian father. She grew up during World War II and could see the anxiety her German mother was experiencing about the situation and her family in Germany. After the war when she realized the Germany she had known was devasted, her mother never returned there, nor had any desire to return. Anita herself did not visit until she was an adult. She has taught at Mt. Holyoke and Smith Colleges and is a member of the Advisory Board for English in New Delhi. She currently teaches writing at MIT . She is married and has four children. Desai's own home page at MIT Profile from the SAJA web site Interview by Magda Costa , Jan 2001. Anita Desai reading at MIT Lots more about Anita Desai , from Brown University, and a profile from U. Penn Newsclips/Articles Interview by Magda Costa . Jan 2001. Subtle Star of India . From the Scotsman. Fasting, Feasting is shortlisted for Booker Prize . Sep 99. Desai film to premiere . MIT Press, July 1994. Noted novelist joins writing faculty . MIT Press, Sep 1993.

15. Anita Desai: An Overview Biography Works Postcolonial Literature. History Politics ReligionScience Technology. Visual Arts Themes Genre Characterization. http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/india/desai/desaiov.html

16. Anita Desai Home Page Her faculty home page at MIT. http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/org/h/humanistic/www/faculty/desai.html

MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies MIT, Room 14E-303 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 Telephone: 617-253-7894 FAX: 617-253-6910 ANITA DESAI Professor. Creative Writing. Books include Fire on the Mountain (Heinemann, 1978), Games at Twilight (Heinemann, 1979), Clear Light of Day (Heinemann, 1980), In Custody (Heinemann, 1984), Baumgartner's Bombay (Heinemann, 1988), and Journey to Ithaca (Heinemann, 1995). Clear Light of Day and In Custody were finalists for the Booker Prize of Great Britain. Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. General Information Announcements Faculty Administration ... Writing Center Comments and questions to www-humanistic@mit.edu Problems with the website? E-mail omalley@wsmith.com Website created by WebSmith Design Last modified by Daniel O'Malley on Thursday, May 11, 2000

17. A Brief Biography Of Anita Desai A Brief Biography of anita desai. Melissa Culross '92 (EL 34, 1991). anita desaiwas born June 24, 1937 in India to a German mother and an Indian father. http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/india/desai/desaibio.html

A Brief Biography of Anita Desai Melissa Culross '92 (EL 34, 1991) Anita Desai was born June 24, 1937 in India to a German mother and an Indian father. Although she now resides in South Hadley, Massachusetts, teaching writing at Mount Holyoke College, she is a member of the Advisory Board for English in New Delhi. Desai writes in English, saying, "I first learned English when I went to school. It was the first language that I learned to read and write, so it became my literary language. Languages tend to proliferate around one in India, and one tends to pick up and use whatever is at hand. It makes one realize each language has its own distinct genius." Her family spoke German at home and Hindi to their friends. Desai's work is part of a new style of writing to come out of India which is not nearly as conservative as Indian writing has been in the past. One concern that is part of her work, especially the novel Baumgartner's Bombay , is that about foreignness and dividedness. Desai grew up during World War II and could see the anxiety her German mother was experiencing about the situation and her family in Germany. After the war when she realized the Germany she had known was devasted, her mother never returned there, nor had any desire to return. Anita herself did not visit until she was an adult. [Information from Contemporary Authors and the New York Times Book Review Anoop Sarkar's Desai chronology (University of Pennsylvania website)

18. Desai, Anita. Fasting, Feasting. How to subscribe to Booklist Magazine desai, anita. Fasting, Feasting.Jan. 2000. 240p. Houghton, paper, $13 (0618-06582-2). Renowned http://www.ala.org/booklist/v96/adult/de2/02desai.html

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19. Booklist--Adult How to subscribe to Booklist Magazine desai, anita. Diamond Dust.May 2000. 224p. Houghton/Mariner, paper, $12 (0618-04213-X). http://www.ala.org/booklist/v96/adult/my2/31desai.html

Booklist Adult v.96 Hot List: Fiction Nonfiction Adult Fiction General Fiction Christian Fiction Mystery Romance ... Science Fiction Adult Nonfiction General Works Psychology Religion Social Sciences ... ALA Home Page How to subscribe to Booklist Magazine Desai, Anita. Diamond Dust. May 2000. 224p. Houghton/Mariner, paper, $12 (0-618-04213-X). This scintillating collection of jewel-like short stories follows the triumph of Desai's last novel, Fasting, Feasting [BKL D 15 99]. As before, Desai, an impeccable craftsman with a keen wit and a profound sense of place, unerringly exposes the many ironies of daily life. In each tale, her characters are enmeshed in and shaped by their immediate surroundings, be it a family compound in Mexico, a precarious and charming rooftop apartment in New Delhi, or a Massachusetts suburb. Each setting is gorgeously rendered, and each character struggles against his or her circumstances like flies in a spider's web. Desai specializes in long-term marriages, unbalanced friendships, and brilliant variations on the theme of the stranger as a catalyst for change. In the title story, a New Delhi bureaucrat's wife and colleagues look on in dismay as he gives himself over to his love for a devilish dog he calls Diamond. In "Royalty," an old friend easily dominates his friends' lives, and in "The Artist's Life," a young girl discovers that art does not provide protection from hate. Donna Seaman (Booklist/May 15, 2000)

20. DESAI, ANITA Tilbage Til forsiden desai, anita. født den 24. juni 1937 01 “Dagensklare lys roman” (“Clear Light of Day”, 1980) Hekla 1981. http://www.bibliografi.dk/desai_anita.htm

A B C D ... Z DESAI, ANITA “Dagens klare lys : roman” (“Clear Light of Day”, 1980) Hekla : 1981 (“Fire on the Mountain”, 1977) Hekla : 1984 (“In Custody”, 1984) Hekla : 1986 “I skyggen af Taj Hotel” (“Baumgartner’s Bombay”, 1988) Hekla : 1990 "Langt borte, tæt på : roman" ("Fasting, feasting") Hekla, 1. udg. : 2000(1) Kilder: Dansk Bogfortegnelse, 1976- Lavet af Per Kjær Fredborg, 20-7-1992 og senest opdateret/rettet d.

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