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Set in India's Old Delhi, CLEAR LIGHT OF DAY is Anita Desai's tender, warm, and compassionate novel about family scars, the ability to forgive and forget, and the trials and tribulations of familial love. At the novel's heart are the moving relationships between the members of the Das family,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Bimla (or Bim): Younger sister of the quad; ambitious; umarried; a teacher
- Tara: Older sister of the quad; unambitious; married
- Raja: Older brother to Bim; successful; to be married; responsible
- Baba: Younger brother to Bim; Mentally challenged; quiet character; shares close feelings with Bim
- Bakul: Husband to Tara
- Aunt Mira: Add a description of this character.
- Dr Biswas
- Mulk
- Hyder Ali Sahib
- Benazir
- Byron
- Mr Sharma
- Begum
- Jaya
- Hamid
- Mozart
- Mica
- Janaki
- Bhakta
- Hyder Alit
First Sentence edit
The koels began to call before daylight.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anita Desai (Author)
Awards edit
- Man Booker Prize (1980, Shortlisted)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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