The Artist of Disappearance by Anita Desai Paperback Book

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Author: Anita Desai

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: Nov 2012

Genre: Fiction - Literary

Retail Price: $13.95

Pages: 176

Synopsis

Set in modern India, these three novellas move beyond the cities to places still haunted by the past, and to characters who are, each in their own way, masters of self-effacement. An unnamed government official is called upon to inspect a faded mansion of forgotten treasures where he discovers a surprise "relic." A translator blurs the line between writer and translator, and in so doing risks unraveling her desires and achievements. In the title novella, a hermit hidden away in the woods with a secret is discovered by a film crew, which compels him to withdraw even further until he magically disappears… 

Rich and evocative, remarkable in their clarity and sensuous in their telling, these novellas remind us of the extraordinary yet delicate power of this pre-eminent writer.

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