The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past.
...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can … - Anita Desai
...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can …
- Anita Desai
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. - Anita Desai
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.
India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old … - Anita Desai
India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old …
The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards int… - Anita Desai
The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards int…
Do you know anyone who would - secretly, sincerely, in his innermost self - really prefer to return to childhood? - Anita Desai
Do you know anyone who would - secretly, sincerely, in his innermost self - really prefer to return to childhood?
The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still. - Anita Desai
The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still.
My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly. - Anita Desai
My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.
Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motiva… - Anita Desai
Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motiva…
I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges. - Anita Desai
I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.
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