webquest of Anita Desai

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In which time period did the writer live?

• she was born june 24, 1937. shes still alive now and she's 78 years old.

What genre did she write?

• English language Indian writer(Novelist) and she wrote some children books

example of her work

• "Clear light of day"(1980)
• this story was considered anita's most successful work, she gets praises for its highly evocative portrait of two sisters caught in the lassitude of Indian life.

what childhood did she have? family members?

• ANITA WAS BORN IN INDIA. She has one brother, and two sisters, they were all raised in what was considered a British colony in their child days. her mom, toni nimÉ waS GERMAN AND HER FATHER D.N. MAZUMDAR WAS A BENGAI BUSINESSMAN. SHE DOES HAVE A HUSBAND AND A DAUGHTER AS WELL.

WHY DID SHE START TO WRITE? MOTIVATION?

• ANITA HAD BEEN WRITING SINCE SHE WAS 7, WHENEVER SHE LEARNED TO WRITE THATS WHEN SHE TOOK IT AND RAN WITH IT. SHE FELL FOR WRITING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS BEST AT AND DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT.

INTRESTING FACTS

• HER DAUGHTER KIRAN DESAI PUBLISHED A BOOKER PRIZE WINNING WORK.

Why should you study her?

• shes an amazing writer, and it's been said that everyone who has read her stories has been inspired. overall everyone enjoys her stories.

citations

• "Anita Desai | Indian Author." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 7 Jan. 2016. "Desai, Anita." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2005, and Ralph Crane. "Desai, Anita." Encyclopedia.com. HighBeam Research, 2005. Web. 7 Jan. 2016.