{"product_id":"artist-of-disappearance","title":"Artist of Disappearance","description":"Finalist for the Pen\/Faulkner Award for Fiction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The excellent strength [the novellas] share is a gracefulness and dreamlike sonority, reminiscent of writers like Jhumpa Lahiri and W.G. Sebald, wherein strange evolutions of solitary lives are the rule, and readers are held by the stately, hypnotic dignity of the voice that tells them.\" - \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in modern India, these three novellas move beyond the cities to places still haunted by the past, and to characters who are, each in their own way, masters of self-effacement. An unnamed government official is called upon to inspect a faded mansion of forgotten treasures where he discovers a surprise \"relic.\" A translator blurs the line between writer and translator, and in so doing risks unraveling her desires and achievements. In the title novella, a hermit hidden away in the woods with a secret is discovered by a film crew, which compels him to withdraw even further until he magically disappears . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich and evocative, remarkable in their clarity and sensuous in their telling, these novellas remind us of the extraordinary yet delicate power of this pre-eminent writer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Desai, at her best, offers enchanting, subtle, and deeply observed portraits of layered characters trapped between worlds.\" - \u003cem\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lingers in the memory the same way these landscapes and people of India prove impossible to forget.\" - \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesai, Anita:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - ANITA DESAI is the author of \u003ci\u003eFasting, Feasting, The Art of Disappearance, The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eZig Zag Way\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClear Light of Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDiamond Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325240709394,"sku":"9780547840123","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97244287-4598-4847-8da6-af97c3793a19.jpg?v=1727683324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/artist-of-disappearance","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}