The Artist of Disappearance
"[Q]uiet, meticulous, unflinching meditationson the trajectories of three contemporary lives, and on the Indian cultures and landscapes that helped shape them."--San Francisco Chronicle"[A] collection of threesuperb novellas….deceptively subtle, slightly surreal and profoundly insightful fiction of a world-class writer...These evocative stories about art and culture are sewn deeply into the fraying fabric of modern-day India. The only thing little about this book is its size."--The Washington Post"...eloquent and understated...[Desai's prose is] distinguished by its sober, oftenbracing prose, its patient eye for all-telling detail and itshumane but penetrating intelligence..."--The New York Times Book Review"'[Desai] proves you can go home again...stirring..."--Marie Claire"In threeensnaring novellas of consummate artistryand profoundly disquieting perceptions, master storyteller Desai reflects on the transforming power and devastating limitations of art... Desai’sprovocative and mysterious talesof displacementtrace the reverberations when the dream of art collides with crushing reality."--Booklist, starred"...poignant and wry...adeft explorationof the limits people place on themselves by trying to cling to the past."--Kirkus Reviews"This collection leaves an indelible impression of the conflicts and ambitions found in a region riddled with conflict."--Publishers Weekly