Clear Light of Day

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Clear Light of Day is a reflective novel by Indian author Anita Desai that explores memory, family tensions, and the passage of time in post-partition Delhi.

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instanceOf literary work ⓘ
novel ⓘ
addresses duty and responsibility within families ⓘ
gender roles in Indian society ⓘ
author Anita Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ
belongsToSeries none ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
explores impact of historical events on private lives ⓘ
tensions within a middle-class Hindu family ⓘ
focusesOn inner lives of characters ⓘ
genre family saga ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation radio drama ⓘ
hasForm novel in four parts ⓘ
hasMotif childhood memories ⓘ
education ⓘ
music ⓘ
hasSettingElement Old Delhi neighborhood ⓘ
languageStyle lyrical prose ⓘ
literaryMovement Indian English literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Baba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bimla NERFINISHED ⓘ
Raja NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTheme Partition of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
loss and reconciliation ⓘ
memory ⓘ
passage of time ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
narrativeStructure non-linear ⓘ
notableFor evocation of Old Delhi atmosphere ⓘ
subtle psychological characterization ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
publicationYear 1980 ⓘ
publisher William Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingCountry India NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingLocation Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingPeriod 20th century ⓘ
post-Partition era ⓘ
shortlistedFor Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
timeStructure moves from present to past and back ⓘ
writtenBy Anita Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ

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