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  INTRODUCTION Heard of the mother-daughter duo- Anita Desai and Kiran Desai? The extremely talented women boast numerous awards and nominations in their literary pool.  Now, an introduction to Anita Desai can be read from Wikipedia .  A summary of 'Voices In The City' from here. Maharshi Dayanand University's Directorate of Distance Education has a full- length booklet on Indian Writing in English. In the content, you will find UNIT FOUR under SECTION B assigned to Anita Desai's Voices in the City.  WHY DO WE NEED TO LOOK FURTHER? An introduction and a summary won't help in looking at the novel from a 360-degree perspective. Also, there is a dearth of critical perspective and less matter on Indian Writing in English online. But there are several journals  that attempt a study of the novel from various lenses.  THE READING LIST 1) ANITA DESAI'S VOICES IN THE CITY: RECONSTRUCTING FEMALE IDENTITY JSTOR 2) ANITA DESAI'S WOMEN CHARACTERS: A SPECIAL STUDY OF

  INTRODUCTION LITERARY FOCUS brings to you writers or literary events in news from the world of literature. One such literary event has brought prolific Irish author James Joyce under the scanner.  WHO IS JAMES JOYCE? FULL NAME           - James Augustine Aloysius Joyce BORN                       - 2 Feb 1882 ( Dublin, Ireland) DEATH                     - 13 Jan 1941 SPOUSE                    - Nora Barnacle CONTRIBUTION   - His works are innovative and often cited as landmarks in the Modernist movement. BEST WORK            - Ulysses  WHY IS HE IN THE NEWS? Up until now, Joyce's published as well as unpublished works weren't available in the public domain in the European Union. The  copyright   restrictions expired on 1 January 2012. The copyright controls are with  Stephen Joyce - Joyce's grandson.  It is to be noted that these restrictions have been lifted 70 years after the death of the author. This enables publications, adaptations, references, and performances witho