by Anita Desai · Denoël · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782207240373
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Immerse yourself in the evocative atmosphere of Anita Desai's 'Clear Light of Day,' a novel that explores the complexities of family relationships and the passage of time in India. Through the story of two sisters, Bim and Tara, Desai weaves a narrative rich in sensory and emotional details, capturing the essence of daily life and the bonds that unite us. Discover how the past shapes the present and how memories can be both a refuge and a burden in this moving work of contemporary Indian literature.
Anita Desai is an Indian novelist and the emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for her novel Fire on the Mountain, from the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Literature. She won the Guardian Prize for The Village by the Sea (1983). Her other works include Cry, the Peacock, Voices in the City (1963), Fire on the Mountain (1977) and an anthology of short stories, Games at Twilight (1978). She is on the advisory board of the Lalit Kala Akademi and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, London. Since 2020 she has been a Companion of Literature.
