Diamond Dust
Author(s): Anita Desai
Puts the spotlight on private universes from India to Canada and New England, from Cornwall to Mexico. This book talks about people who set forth on journeys and find themselves suddenly beyond the pale, or surprisingly back where they started from. Caught up in the cycles of hope and disappointment, their lives are ruled by the seasons.
General Information
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- : vinteb
- : vinteb
- : 0.16
- : 01 March 2001
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Anita Desai
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 823
- : 224
More About The Product
"Exquisite...these stories sparkle with the fire of real diamonds." -"The Times
"Contemporary Indian fiction writers are among the finest in the world, and Desai at her best, as she is throughout this collection, has deservedly won her place alongside them." -"Irish Times
"Unsentimental, dazzling, funny and achingly sad." -"Literary Review
"All her stories are full of a confidence in human nature that is a rarity and a pleasure to encounter." -"The Spectator
"Anita Desai is one of the most brilliant and subtle writers ever to have described the meeting of eastern and western culture." -Alison Lurie
