Books
include Fire on the Mountain (Heinemann, 1978), Games at
Twilight (Heinemann, 1979), Clear Light of Day (Heinemann,
1980), In Custody (Heinemann, 1984), Baumgartner's
Bombay (Heinemann, 1988), and
Journey
to Ithaca (Heinemann, 1995).MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies: Anita Desai
John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities, Emeritus
Books
include Fire on the Mountain (Heinemann, 1978), Games at
Twilight (Heinemann, 1979), Clear Light of Day (Heinemann,
1980), In Custody (Heinemann, 1984), Baumgartner's
Bombay (Heinemann, 1988), andJourney
to Ithaca (Heinemann, 1995).
Clear Light of Day and In Custody were finalists for the Booker Prize of Great Britain.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Maya Jhangiani on Tuesday, July 6, 2004