Questions tagged [anita-desai]
Questions about the works of the Indian novelist Anita Desai (born 1937) and her work as a writer.
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Why does Eric's talking to Em about his grandfather lead to a tense situation?
The protagonist of Anita Desai's The Zigzag Way, Eric, has accompanied his scientist girlfriend, Em, on a research field trip to Mexico. Eric realizes that his grandfather David had been a Cornish ...
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Why does Eric claim his visit to the Sierra Madre Occidental is personal?
The protagonist of Anita Desai's The Zigzag Way, Eric, is an academic struggling with his research project. He has been given a grant to write a book on immigration, but feels uninspired. His ...
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How to understand Doña Vera's decision to flee Austria for Mexico?
One of the major characters in Anita Desai's The Zigzag Way is Doña Vera, the Austrian widow of a Mexican silver baron. The couple had met and married in Vienna just prior to the outbreak of World War ...
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What is the Alberto Moravia Prize?
The bios of two authors, Javier Marías and Anita Desai, often state that they were awarded the Alberto Moravia Prize in 2000. Here for instance is a Marías bio from Google Books:
Javier Marías is an ...
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