Anita Desai

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:bfsLayer 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:award
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:church
Postcolonial literature
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Harper_Collins
gptkb:Penguin_Books
gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Sahitya_Akademi_Award
gptkb:British_Book_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1937-06-24
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Mussoorie,_India
gptkbp:born June 24, 1937
gptkbp:children gptkb:Kiran_Desai
Gita Desai
gptkbp:education gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Delhi
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
Literary Fiction
gptkbp:has_part Clear Light of Day (novel)
Fasting, Feasting (novel)
In Custody (novel)
The Artist of Disappearance (novel)
The Best of Anita Desai (collection)
The Complete Short Stories (collection)
The Dark Holds No Terrors (novel)
The Heritage of India (novel)
The Story of My Life (autobiography)
The Village by the Sea (novel)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Anita Desai
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arundhati_Roy
gptkb:Kiran_Desai
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkbp:influences gptkb:D._H._Lawrence
gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkbp:known_for Cultural conflicts
Exploring themes of identity and displacement
Complex female characters
gptkbp:language English
Hindi
gptkbp:nationality Indian
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Clear_Light_of_Day
gptkb:Fasting,_Feasting
gptkb:In_Custody
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
Short Story Writer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Borough
gptkb:New_Delhi
gptkb:USA
gptkb:Delhi
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ashvin_Desai
gptkbp:style Stream of Consciousness
Psychological Realism
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Family_Dynamics
gptkb:Isolation
Cultural Conflict
gptkbp:website http://www.anitadesai.com
www.anitadesai.com