# Anita Desai
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anita desai, born Anita Mazumdar (born 24 June 1937) is an Indian novelist and the Emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As a writer she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. She received a Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for her novel Fire on the Mountain, from the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.
Julia Shaw and Hayaatun Sillem
FUNDAMENTALLY by Nussaibah Younis, chosen by Julia Shaw
YOUR LIFE IS MANUFACTURED by Tim Minshall, chosen by Hayaatun Sillem
ROSARITA by Anita Desai, chosen by Harriett Gilbert
Criminal psychologist Julia Shaw joins engineer Hayaatun Sillem to discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Julia's …
Kiran Desai on loneliness, legacy and the curse of rewriting
Georgina Godwin is joined by Kiran Desai, whose novel ‘The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny’ was shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. She discusses her New Delhi childhood, political unrest and the influence of her mother, Anita Desai.
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Julia Shaw and Hayaatun Sillem
FUNDAMENTALLY by Nussaibah Younis, chosen by Julia Shaw
YOUR LIFE IS MANUFACTURED by Tim Minshall, chosen by Hayaatun Sillem
ROSARITA by Anita Desai, chosen by Harriett Gilbert
Criminal psychologist Julia Shaw joins engineer Hayaatun Sillem to discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Julia's …
Andrew Maxwell and Kamila Shamsie
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - Irish stand-up comedian, Andrew Maxwell and Pakistani writer, Kamila Shamsie - discuss their favourite books by Doris Lessing, Anita Desai and John Steinbeck.
Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai
Publisher: Vintage
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin
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Anita Desai on her journey as a writer
The legendary writer discusses her latest novella, Rosarita, the similarities between India and Mexico, and her fascination with exploring characters' past
Pigeons at Daybreak - Caretaker Troubles
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Today we're looking at Pigeons at Daybreak by Anita Desai. It is a slow somber story about Mr Basu who is terminally ill and taken care of by his wife, Otima Basu. We see all the little bickerings of a couple who is 55+ plus years old. Things are quite compact in this story.…
Navtej Sarna on Literature, Reading, and the Writer's Life
Explore Robert Fay’s interview with Indian novelist and diplomat Navtej Sarna, who talks about his literary childhood in 1960s India, writing historical fiction, meeting with the renowned Indian novelist Khuswant Singh, and how 20th century English novels of the British Raj are now received in Indi…
Hullaballoo in the Guava Orchard(Cambridge International IGCSE)
Anita Desai's 'Hullaballoo in the Guava Orchard' is a delightful, satirical exploration of a young man who escapes societal expectations by moving into a tree. It offers rich opportunities to analyse humour, social critique, and the tension between individual freedom and community pressure, making …
Fire on the Mountain(Cambridge International IGCSE)
Anita Desai's 'Fire on the Mountain' is a haunting, psychologically rich novel that explores the cost of a life lived for others and the destructive nature of isolation. Studying this text rewards candidates who can analyse precise, atmospheric language and understand the complex interplay between …
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