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\"Diamond<\/a>A word of advice: Don\u2019t read The Interpreter of Maladies<\/em> by Jhumpa Lahiri (which just won the Pulitzer for fiction) at the same time as Anita Desai\u2019s new collection of short stories, Diamond Dust.<\/em> The irony is that the two books have so much in common: both collections consist of nine stories; both are about 200 pages long; both are written by a woman writer with Indian, British, and American connections; the title story is the third story in both collections; \u2026 and both title stories feature characters named Mr. and Mrs. Das. Now how coincidental is that?<\/p>\n

So why not read them together? Besides the fact that you might get the two sets of Dases confused, to be perfectly blunt, Maladies<\/em> is the superior collection \u2013 which may have unfairly colored my reading of Diamond Dust.<\/em> But even if I had read them far apart, I would probably, eventually have arrived at the same revelation that given the flowing language, the poignant imagery, the you-got-that-just-perfect descriptions, Maladies<\/em> is the better book \u2026 by far. This is not to say that Diamond Dust<\/em> is a failure in any way \u2013 Desai, after all, is a veteran, award-winning writer in her own right with three works (Fasting, Feasting<\/em>; Clear Light of Day<\/em>; and In Custody<\/em>) that have been finalists for Britain\u2019s highest literary honor, the Booker Prize. As strong as it is,\u00a0Diamond<\/em> is\u00a0just not Pulitzer material.<\/p>\n

The collection opens with \u201cRoyalty,\u201d about a couple who delay their exodus to their summer home in order to welcome a much in-demand guest, a young man with such charm as to overshadow his parasitic nature towards the wealthy. With rather stereotypical characters, the story doesen’t present a particularly strong start to the book, especially considering that better developed, more entertaining stories follow.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinterscape\u201d is one such story, about a young Canadian woman who, when she herself becomes a mother, meets the two mothers who raised her Indian husband. As a new mother, Beth cannot understand the poignant story of these two widows who have come to visit from India \u2013 one her husband\u2019s natural mother and the other her beloved older sister to whom the mother gave the child to raise.<\/p>\n

The title story, \u201cDiamond Dust: A Tragedy,\u201d is the shortest in the collection, somewhat comical in the description of Mr. Das\u2019s overblown devotion to Diamond, his dog \u201cof an indecipherable breed.\u201d Indeed, the dog becomes the most precious part of Mr. Das\u2019s life, in spite of Diamond\u2019s pariah status in the neighborhood \u2013 the dog is not only dirty, mangy, and a repeat runaway, he\u2019s also exceptionally mean with a special hatred for the postman. In the end, tragedy is inevitable.<\/p>\n

Other notable entries include \u201cThe Man Who Saw Himself Drown,\u201d about a businessman who witnesses a drowning, only to realize that the victim is himself, and the final story \u2013 the collection\u2019s longest \u2013 \u201cThe Rooftop Dwellers,\u201d about the everyday life of a young single woman in Delhi who works in the offices of a literary review, Books. <\/em><\/p>\n

In between are a number of forgettable pieces, \u201cUnderground,\u201d about a couple trying to find a room in a resort town, \u201cThe Artist\u2019s Life,\u201d about a young girl who announces she wants to be an artist, \u201cFive Hours to Simla or Faisla,\u201d about a day-long traffic jam caused by an obstinate trucker, and \u201cTepoztlan Tomorrow,\u201d about a college student who returns to his relatives\u2019 hometown in his native Mexico.<\/p>\n

In these less successful stories, Desai\u2019s characters seem out of place, foreign, and unfamiliar, even to their author. The stories seem contrived, ending on a clumsy unexpected twist \u2013 the secrets of the hotel owner who would not take any guests, the lodger who was living an artist\u2019s life far different from the one the young protagonist imagined, and the young man\u2019s disappointment at how his once-familiar Mexican town and its inhabitants have changed.<\/p>\n

Where Desai most excels \u2013 as many writers do \u2013 are in the stories that are perhaps closest to her own experiences, at least in surroundings and environment. Her strongest stories are those that take place predominantly in Indian locations, peopled with Indian characters. Good advice to the aspiring author: write what you know and the readers will follow.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>:\u00a0a<\/a><\/span><\/strong>Online website, July 5, 2000<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"DiamondA word of advice: Don\u2019t read The Interpreter of Maladies<\/em> by Jhumpa Lahiri (which just won the Pulitzer for fiction) at the same time as Anita Desai\u2019s new collection of short stories, Diamond Dust.<\/em> The irony is that the two books have so much in common: both collections consist of nine stories; both are about 200 pages long; both are written by a woman writer with Indian, British, and American connections; the title story is the third story in both collections; \u2026 and both title stories feature characters named Mr. and Mrs. Das. Now how coincidental is that?<\/p>\n

So why not read them together? Besides the fact that you might get the two sets of Dases confused, to be perfectly blunt, Maladies<\/em> is the superior collection \u2013 which may have unfairly colored my reading of Diamond Dust.<\/em> But even if I had read them far apart, I would probably, eventually have arrived at the same revelation that given the flowing language, the poignant imagery, the you-got-that-just-perfect descriptions, Maladies<\/em> is the better book \u2026 by far. This is not to say that Diamond Dust<\/em> is a failure in any way \u2013 Desai, after all, is a veteran, award-winning writer in her own right with three works (Fasting, Feasting<\/em>; Clear Light of Day<\/em>; and In Custody<\/em>) that have been finalists for Britain\u2019s highest literary honor, the Booker Prize. As strong as it is, Diamond<\/em> is just not Pulitzer material.<\/p>\n

The collection opens with \u201cRoyalty,\u201d about a couple who delay their exodus to their summer home in order to welcome a much in-demand guest, a young man with such charm as to overshadow his parasitic nature towards the wealthy. With rather stereotypical characters, the story doesen’t present a particularly strong start to the book, especially considering that better developed, more entertaining stories follow.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinterscape\u201d is one such story, about a young Canadian woman who, when she herself becomes a mother, meets the two mothers who raised her Indian husband. As a new mother, Beth cannot understand the poignant story of these two widows who have come to visit from India \u2013 one her husband\u2019s natural mother and the other her beloved older sister to whom the mother gave the child to raise.<\/p>\n

The title story, \u201cDiamond Dust: A Tragedy,\u201d is the shortest in the collection, somewhat comical in the description of Mr. Das\u2019s overblown devotion to Diamond, his dog \u201cof an indecipherable breed.\u201d Indeed, the dog becomes the most precious part of Mr. Das\u2019s life, in spite of Diamond\u2019s pariah status in the neighborhood \u2013 the dog is not only dirty, mangy, and a repeat runaway, he\u2019s also exceptionally mean with a special hatred for the postman. In the end, tragedy is inevitable.<\/p>\n

Other notable entries include \u201cThe Man Who Saw Himself Drown,\u201d about a businessman who witnesses a drowning, only to realize that the victim is himself, and the final story \u2013 the collection\u2019s longest \u2013 \u201cThe Rooftop Dwellers,\u201d about the everyday life of a young single woman in Delhi who works in the offices of a literary review, Books. <\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>In between are a number of forgettable pieces, \u201cUnderground,\u201d about a couple trying to find a room in a resort town, \u201cThe Artist\u2019s Life,\u201d about a young girl who announces she wants to be an artist, \u201cFive Hours to Simla or Faisla,\u201d about a day-long traffic jam caused by an obstinate trucker, and \u201cTepoztlan Tomorrow,\u201d about a college student who returns to his relatives\u2019 hometown in his native Mexico.<\/p>\n

In these less successful stories, Desai\u2019s characters seem out of place, foreign, and unfamiliar, even to their author. The stories seem contrived, ending on a clumsy unexpected twist \u2013 the secrets of the hotel owner who would not take any guests, the lodger who was living an artist\u2019s life far different from the one the young protagonist imagined, and the young man\u2019s disappointment at how his once-familiar Mexican town and its inhabitants have changed.<\/p>\n

Where Desai most excels \u2013 as many writers do \u2013 are in the stories that are perhaps closest to her own experiences, at least in surroundings and environment. Her strongest stories are those that take place predominantly in Indian locations, peopled with Indian characters. Good advice to the aspiring author: write what you know and the readers will follow.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: a<\/a><\/span><\/strong>Online website, July 5, 2000<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

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As a new mother, Beth cannot understand the poignant story of these two widows who have come to visit from India \u2013 one her husband\u2019s natural mother and the other her beloved older sister to whom the mother gave the child to raise. The title story, \u201cDiamond Dust: A Tragedy,\u201d is the shortest in the collection, somewhat comical in the description of Mr. Das\u2019s overblown devotion to Diamond, his dog \u201cof an indecipherable breed.\u201d Indeed, the dog becomes the most precious part of Mr. Das\u2019s life, in spite of Diamond\u2019s pariah status in the neighborhood \u2013 the dog is not only dirty, mangy, and a repeat runaway, he\u2019s also exceptionally mean with a special hatred for the postman. In the end, tragedy is inevitable. 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