London: Heinemann, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Near Fine, Very mild shelfwear, no ink names, stamps etc./VG++, Mild edgewear & indentations, small stain at spine heel interior, spine fade. Eleven short stories. Jacket design by Philip Mann. Expanded condition report/scan on request..

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Anita Desai was born and educated in India. Her novels Fasting Feasting , Clear Light of Day and In Custody were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge. She teaches in the Writing Program at M.I.T. and divides her time between India, Massachusetts and England.

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Bookseller: Klanhorn (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 020328
Title: Games at Twilight and Other Stories
Author: Desai, Anita
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good ++
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0434186325
ISBN 13: 9780434186327
Publisher: Heinemann
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1978
Keywords: Philip Mann
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories, Anthologies & Collections;

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