The Artist of Disappearance

Written by Anita Desai

Narrated by Anne Flosnik

Stories of Indian culture, time, and transformation from Booker Prize nominee Anita Desai.--Anita Desai ruminates on art and memory, illusion and disillusion, and the sharp divide between life's expectations and its realities in three perfectly etched novellas. Set in India in the not-too-distant past, the dramas illuminate the ways in which Indian culture can nourish or suffocate. Overwhelmed by their own lack of purpose, the men and women who populate these tales set out on unexpected journeys

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Dec 20, 2011
• ISBN: 9781666585308

Anita Desai

ANITA DESAI is the author of Fasting, Feasting, The Art of Disappearance, The Zig Zag Way, Clear Light of Day, and Diamond Dust, among other works. Three of her books have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Desai was born and educated in India and now lives in the New York City area.