Clear Light of Day

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: A "rich, Chekhovian novel" about family and forgiveness from the acclaimed author of Fire on the Mountain (The New Yorker).

At the heart of this wonderful novel are the moving relationships between the estranged members of the Das family. Bimla is a dissatisfied but ambitious teacher at a women's college who lives in her childhood home, where she cares for her mentally challenged brother, Baba. Tara is her younger, unambitious sister, married and with children of her own. Raja is their popular, brilliant, and successful brother. When Tara returns for a visit with Bimla and Baba, old memories and tensions resurface, blending into a domestic drama that leads to beautiful and profound moments of self-understanding.

Set in the vividly portrayed environs of Old Delhi, "Clear Light of Day does what only the very best novels can do: it totally submerges us. It also takes us so deeply into another world that we almost fear we won't be able to climb out again" (New York Times Book Review).

Author: Anita Desai
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 09/12/2000
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.60w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780618074518

About the Author
Desai, Anita: -

ANITA DESAI is the author of Fasting, Feasting, The Art of Disappearance, TheZig Zag Way, Clear Light of Day, Diamond Dust and Rosarita, among other works. Three of her books have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Desai was born and educated in India and now lives in the New York City area.