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Description edit
Upon the recent publication of Fasting, Feasting, critics raved about Anita Desai: "Desai is more than smart; she's an undeniable genius" (Washington Post Book World). The Wall Street Journal called Fasting, Feasting "poignant, penetrating . . . a splendid novel, " while the Boston Globe... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Tara: Add a description of this character.
- Moyna
- Diamond
- Pravin
- Mrs Das
- Raja
- Dona Celia
- Sarla
- Rakesh
- Beth
- Raj Kumar
- Don Beto
- Maya
- Ritwick
- Mrs Bhalla
- Bose Sahib
- Helen
- Mohan
- Polly
- Pedro
- Arturo
- Simona
- Doris
- C. P. Biswas
- Karan
- Alejandro
- Masi
- Louis
- Nadyn
- Teresa
- Adrian
First Sentence edit
ALL was prepared for the summer exodus: the trunks packed, the household wound down, wound up, ready to be abandoned to three months of withering heat and engulfing dust while its owners withdrew to their retreat in the mountains.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anita Desai (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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