"Rosarita" is the latest novel from the three-time Booker finalist Anita Desai, who has been writing acclaimed novels for six decades. She joins us now from Cold Springs, New York. Thank you so ...

If you've ever wondered what your parents or grandparents were like as young people, Anita Desai's latest book 'Rosarita' might strike a chord. 'Rosarita' tells the story of a young language ...

NPR'S Scott Simon speaks with novelist, Anita Desai, about her new book, "Rosarita," and about the dual lives women can lead.

Anita Desai, after 13 years of silence, has given you, her reader, a rare gift. A new novel, rosarita; a new form, a novel-fragment; a new protagonist, you. If anyone (uncharitably) wondered what ...

Anita Desai, Author, Ann Close, Editor Alfred A. Knopf $18.95 (229p) ISBN 978-0-394-57229-1 This ninth novel by Desai ( Clear Light of Day ; Games at Twilight ), a professor at Mount Holyoke ...