People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way.
...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.
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a … - Anita Desai
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a …
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 …
People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way. - 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… - 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…
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.
When I was very young, I used to share much of what I wrote with my family, but as I got older and more self-conscious, it became a much more private… - Anita Desai
When I was very young, I used to share much of what I wrote with my family, but as I got older and more self-conscious, it became a much more private…
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