
Scholar and gypsy
By Anita Desai
1996
First Published
3.11
Average Rating
64
Number of Pages
Perceptive and humorous, these three stories capture the essence of life in India.
Avg Rating
3.11
Number of Ratings
35
5 STARS
17%
4 STARS
17%
3 STARS
43%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
17%
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Anita Desai
Author · 22 books
Anita Desai was born in 1937. Her published works include adult novels, children's books and short stories. She is a member of the Advisory Board for English of the National Academy of Letters in Delhi and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in London. Anita Mazumdar Desai is an Indian novelist and Emeritus John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been shortlisted for the Booker prize three times. Her daughter, the author Kiran Desai, is the winner of the 2006 Booker prize.