Clear Light of Day

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Clear_Light_of_Day
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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:none
none known
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:none
none known
gptkbp:author gptkb:Anita_Desai
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
none known
gptkbp:character gptkb:Bakha
gptkb:Raja
gptkb:Rajput
gptkb:Tara
Bimla
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:conflict
internal conflict
family conflict
personal conflict
external conflict
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts family dynamics
addresses themes of displacement
explores Indian society
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:In_Custody
gptkbp:genre Literary fiction
literary fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clear Light of Day
gptkbp:influences Indian culture
Western literature
Indian literature
Indian history
post-colonial literature
gptkbp:inspiration Desai's own life
gptkbp:isbn 978-0140121004
978-0143039653
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_significance examines gender roles
depicts post-independence India
explores Indian middle-class life
gptkbp:motif gptkb:loss
nostalgia
change
urban life
sibling rivalry
gptkbp:narrative third-person
non-linear
gptkbp:narrative_style multiple perspectives
flashbacks
third-person perspective
non-linear narrative
gptkbp:page_count 224
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Bakha
gptkb:Raja
gptkb:Rajput
gptkb:Tara
Bimla
gptkbp:published gptkb:1980
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1980
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Penguin_Books
gptkbp:reader_demographic critically acclaimed
thought-provoking
emotionally resonant
gptkbp:setting gptkb:20th_century
gptkb:Delhi,_India
gptkbp:setting_time gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:style lyrical
lyrical prose
introspective
reflective
gptkbp:symbolism the river
the house
the garden
the past
gptkbp:themes gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
family relationships
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anita_Desai
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5