Fire On The Mountain
$19.66
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
Embark on a brief encounter with Anita Desai, a master observer of human connection, in this poignant novella about family, female oppression, and unexpected freedoms. Vivid and alive, this powerful novella about one woman’s belated rebellion against the powers that be is Anita Desai at her finest.
Nanda Kaul retreats to a quiet house in the hills, determined to live out her days in solitude. But the arrival of her great-granddaughter disrupts the stillness she has carefully built, br…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529986044 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529986044 |
| Author: | Anita Desai |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Brief Encounters |
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About The Author
Anita Desai
Born and educated in India, Anita Desai is the author of many novels and short stories, and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times for her novels Clear Light of Day, In Custody, and Fasting, Feasting. She is the Emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Fellow of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Royal Society of Literature.
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