'Characters grow with life, the scenes are delicately painted and the nuances of changing mood skilfully transmitted.' — Hindu
'More than a novel, it is a psychological study of the love-hate relationship the immigrants have towards their country of adoption.' — Indian Express
ANITA DESAI, novelist, short story writer and children’s author, was born in 1937 in Mussoorie, India, to an Indian father and a German mother. She was educated in Delhi and completed her graduation in English literature from Delhi University.