Anita Desai - In Custody; Baumgartner&Apos;S Bombay; Fasting, Feasting; Diamond Dust and Other Stories; the Zigzag Way; the Artist of Disappearance: Three Novellas

London, Heinemann; Chatto & Windus, 1984-2011. First edition. Cloth. A delightful six-volume set of the work of Anita Desai; all first impressions in their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these six works, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A wonderful collection of six works by the Indian author Anita Desai, who has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. The set comprises: In Custody (1984), a touching and funny novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, which is woven around the yearnings and calamities of a small-town scholar in the North of India. Baumgartner's Bombay (1988), one of Desai's most memorable novels, focusing on the themes of loneliness and courage amongst the cruelty of war. Fasting, Feasting: A Novel (1999), a poignant novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, centering on two families from two very different cultures. Diamond Dust and Other Stories (2000), a collection of nine exquisite short stories about ordinary lives in a disconcerting world. The Zigzag Way: A Novel (2004), a haunting novel in which an awkward young man goes on a curious quest in Mexico. The Artist of Disappearance: Three Novellas (2011), a collection of three evocative novellas set in modern India. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrappers are very smart. Light sunning to the spine of the dust wrapper to 'In Custody&apos. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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