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Also by Anita Desai:

The Artist of Disappearance, December 2011
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Clear Light of Day, September 2000
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In Custody, August 1994
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Fire on the Mountain, September 1990
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THE ARTIST OF DISAPPEARANCE
By: Anita Desai

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
December 2011
On Sale: December 6, 2011
176 pages
ISBN: 0547577451
EAN: 9780547577456
Kindle: B005LVR6LE
Hardcover / e-Book
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Fiction Family Life

"Award-winning, internationally acclaimed author Anita Desai ruminates on art and memory, illusion and disillusion, and the sharp divide between life’s expectations and its realities in three perfectly etched novellas. Set in India in the not-too-distant past, the stories’ dramas illuminate the ways in which Indian culture can nourish or suffocate. All are served up with Desai’s characteristic perspicuity, subtle humor, and sensitive writing.

Overwhelmed by their own lack of purpose, the men and women who populate these tales set out on unexpected journeys that present them with a fresh sense hope and opportunity. Like so many flies in a spider’s web, however, they cannot escape their surroundings—as none of us can. An impeccable craftsman, Desai elegantly reveals our human frailties and the power of place."

Media Buzz

All Things Considered - December 23, 2011
Diane Rehm Show - NPR - December 15, 2011
Weekend Edition Saturday - December 10, 2011