Fire on the Mountain (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Anita Desai
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Kasauli, India
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: 1970’s, Race, Murder or homicide, Psychology or psychologists, Marriage, Friendship, Violence, India or East Indian people, Loneliness, Fire, Isolation
- Locales: India
Characters Discussed
Nanda Kaul, the aged protagonist. The widow of a university vice chancellor and once at the hub of a large, demanding family and a hectic social life, she now lives in seclusion in Carignano, a desolate old house on the ridge of a mountain in Kasauli. Aloof, indifferent, and irritable, she frequently lapses into a reminiscent mood and wants no intrusion or distraction to violate her privacy. Her cloistered life is upset when her great-granddaughter Raka is sent to spend the summer with her. Tired of a long life of duties and responsibilities, Nanda wants to...
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