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Which of the two novels of Anita Desai were shortlisted for the Booker Prize ?

In Custody and Fasting, Feasting were Booker-shortlisted. The source reverses the latter title to Feasting, Fasting. The Artist of Disappearance, The Zigzag Way and Fire on…

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Which of the two novels of Anita
Desai were shortlisted for the Booker
Prize ?

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In Custody and Fasting, Feasting were Booker-shortlisted. The source reverses the latter title to Feasting, Fasting. The Artist of Disappearance, The Zigzag Way and Fire on the Mountain do not give the shortlisted pair; Clear Light of Day was another shortlisted Desai title not offered.

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