Anita Mazumdar
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Anita Mazumdar, better known as Anita Desai, is an acclaimed Indian novelist and short story writer noted for her nuanced portrayals of inner life and Indian society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anita Mazumdar canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ pen name ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Anita Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
NERFINISHED
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Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Kiran Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-06-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Mount Holyoke College NERFINISHED ⓘ Smith College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiction writing
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short stories ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| influenced | Kiran Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| name | Anita Mazumdar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Clear Light of Day
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Cry, the Peacock NERFINISHED ⓘ Fasting, Feasting NERFINISHED ⓘ Fire on the Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ In Custody NERFINISHED ⓘ The Village by the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Where Shall We Go This Summer? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
depictions of Indian society
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nuanced portrayals of inner life ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mussoorie, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
India
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| spouse | Ashvin Desai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
introspective
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psychological realism ⓘ |
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